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Best Book of the Week!

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Cover for Jack MaggsThis week’s Best Book is Jack Maggs by Peter Carey!

Best Book of the Week!

August 6, 2014August 6, 2014 ~ whatmeread ~ 2 Comments

Cover for We Are Completely Beside OurselvesThis week’s Best Book is a tie between The World’s Wife by Carol Ann Duffy and We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler!

Best Book of the Week!

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Cover for StonerThis week’s Best Book is Stoner by John Williams!

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Cover for White OleanderThis week’s Best Book is White Oleander by Janet Fitch. Special mention goes to Mastering the Art of Soviet Cooking by Anya Von Bremzen.

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Cover for The Good Lord BirdThis week’s Best Book is a tie between two very different novels that share some themes: The Good Lord Bird by James McBride and Boy, Snow, Bird by Helen Oyeyemi!

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Cover for The Burgess BoysThis week’s Best Book is The Burgess Boys by Elizabeth Strout!

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Cover for The HoursThis week’s Best Book is The Hours by Michael Cunningham!

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Cover for The Known WorldThis week’s Best Book is The Known World by Edward P. Jones!

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Cover for King HereafterThis week’s Best Book is King Hereafter by Dorothy Dunnett!

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Cover for CorragThis week’s Best Book is Corrag by Susan Fletcher! Also recommended is Nine Coaches Waiting by Mary Stewart.

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