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TCD’s 2013 Summer Reads

TCD’s 2013 Summer Reads

TCD staffers Howard Leu and Madeline Pieschel, Edible Milwaukee publisher Jen Ede and Boswell Books employee Jason Kennedy discuss the books on their summertime agendas.

Retro Read: Summerland
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Summerland

Summerland is not high art. It’s a young adult book at its finest, and a read will take the average adult a few days at most. But what a wonderful few days they’ll be.

Retro Read: American Tabloid
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American Tabloid

James Ellroy’s style ensures that you don’t spend a lot of time working out the intricacies of grammatic structure. Instead, he prefers to smack you upside the head with his words.

Retro Read: One Hundred Years of Solitude
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One Hundred Years of Solitude

Gabriel Garcia Marquez's 1967 novel provokes reflection on the repetitive nature of history and whether we in any way control the evolution of society.

Retro Read: Infinite Jest
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Infinite Jest

There have been ambitious novels before and since "Infinite Jest," but there is no single piece of literature that captures the details of the human experience as well.

Retro Read: A Prayer for Owen Meany
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A Prayer for Owen Meany

Irving's is a highly political novel from a highly political time, with war and politics sharing a dance macabre and where people search for meaning in uncertain times.