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Best Books About Love and Loss of 2010

  • FICTION

    TO THE END OF THE LAND

    SEPT. 21, 2010

FICTION

TO THE END OF THE LAND

by David Grossman & translated by Jessica Cohen

A classic, full of sharp descriptions of life in Palestine and Israel today, urgent in its insistence that peace can come... Full review >

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  • FICTION

    GREAT HOUSE

    OCT. 1, 2010

FICTION

GREAT HOUSE

by Nicole Krauss

Brainy and often lyrically expressive, but also elusive and sometimes infuriatingly coy; Krauss is an acquired taste. Full review >

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  • FICTION

    SUPER SAD TRUE LOVE STORY

    AUG. 1, 2010

FICTION

SUPER SAD TRUE LOVE STORY

by Gary Shteyngart

When Lenny realizes “I can’t connect in any meaningful way to anyone,” he’s writing about not merely a technological... Full review >

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  • FICTION

    A CURABLE ROMANTIC

    SEPT. 7, 2010

FICTION

A CURABLE ROMANTIC

by Joseph Skibell

A leisurely paced novel from master stylist Skibell (The English Disease, 2003, etc.), who does a fine job of acquainting... Full review >

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  • FICTION

    THE LOVERS

    JUNE 22, 2010

FICTION

THE LOVERS

by Vendela Vida

An elegant consideration of how death and distance tightens human connections—a big theme that Vida addresses with... Full review >

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  • FICTION

    WHAT IS THIS THING CALLED LOVE?

    MARCH 1, 2010

FICTION

WHAT IS THIS THING CALLED LOVE?

by Gene Wilder

Wilder writes in his prelude that he hopes these stories “might give you a little pleasure and a laugh.” They should. Full review >

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