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EscapingEnnui rated So Late in the Day: 5 stars
So Late in the Day by Claire Keegan
After an uneventful Friday at the Dublin office, Cathal faces into the long weekend and takes the bus home. There, …
EscapingEnnui rated Small Things Like These: 4 stars
Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan
Shortlisted for the 2022 Booker Prize
"A hypnotic and electrifying Irish tale that transcends country, transcends time." —Lily King, …
EscapingEnnui rated Small Things Like These: 5 stars
Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan
Shortlisted for the 2022 Booker Prize
"A hypnotic and electrifying Irish tale that transcends country, transcends time." —Lily King, …
EscapingEnnui rated Foster: 4 stars
Foster by Claire Keegan
A small girl is sent to live with foster parents on a farm in rural Ireland, without knowing when she …
EscapingEnnui rated Never Let Me Go: 4 stars
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
Kathy, a clone about to donate all her organs and die, reflects on her past about her school and the …
EscapingEnnui rated Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow: 5 stars
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
In this exhilarating novel by the best-selling author of The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry two friends—often in love, …
EscapingEnnui rated The Grass Is Singing: 4 stars
The Grass Is Singing by Doris Lessing
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EscapingEnnui rated Lincoln in the Bardo: 4 stars
Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders
Lincoln in the Bardo is a 2017 experimental novel by American writer George Saunders. It is Saunders's first full-length novel …
EscapingEnnui rated Tenth of December: 5 stars
Tenth of December by George Saunders
Tenth of December is the most honest, moving, and critically acclaimed collection yet from George Saunders, one of the most …
EscapingEnnui rated The Crying of Lot 49: 5 stars
The Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon
The Crying of Lot 49 is a novel written by American author Thomas Pynchon and published in 1966. The shortest …
EscapingEnnui rated The Mezzanine: 4 stars
The Mezzanine by Nicholson Baker
The Mezzanine (1988) is the first novel by American writer Nicholson Baker. It narrates what goes through a man's mind …