“Remains of Life” by Wu He [Why This Book Should Win]
This afternoon鈥檚 entry in the 鈥淲hy This Book Should Win鈥 series is from BTBA judge Adam Hetherington. Remains of Life by Wu He, translated from the Chinese by Michael Berry (China, Columbia University Press) I鈥檓 not sure how to define historical fiction. How true does regular fiction need to be to become ...
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Why Continue [BTBA 2018]
鈥淲hy am I reading this?鈥 I ask myself this almost constantly. Sometimes the answer is obvious: when the book is a masterpiece, when the pleasure is so deep or constant that there鈥檚 little else I want. I treasure those books, but if it was the only reason I read a book, I wouldn鈥檛 read much. There are novels where the ...
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