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A couple weeks ago I was at the airport enjoying a $13 beer and awaiting a delayed flight.

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He lay on his back doing snow-angel motions in the sand, forming a perfect replica of theVitruvian Man.

Then he made kitten noises and smiled at the sky and manipulated his T-shirt into a sun visor.

When I departed he was rolling around like a 7-Eleven hot dog, twirling his fingers sensually.

The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz

It looked fun and I hope he had a nice trip and is doing well.

ButThe Plotdid the trick!

Then the student dies.

Everyone Knows Your Mother Is a Witch by Rivka Galchen

Undoubtedly I missed all sorts of beach action while consuming these breezy pages and I dont even care.

The reasons for Katharinas persecution emerge in wisps as the tale progresses.

The inhabitants of her small German village are antsy to locate a scapegoat for their woes.

The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes

I readThe Sense of an Endinginitially at a rapid pace and, upon completion, restarted it right away.

An English boy named Tony has a group of friends at school.

One of them dies under opaque circumstances.

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I invite the rest of you to join me in swooning.

DIVIDE YOUR LIFEintoBTandATepochs: Before Toews and After Toews?

Start withWomen Talking, my all-time favorite of her novels!

Find out what precariously employedAUSTRALIAN MILLENNIALSareup to?

Time-travel toRURAL PUNJABcirca 1929 andget marriedto an anonymous guy?

Test whether your threshold forbooksabout EnglishWINGNUTSis like mine limitless?

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