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Lowlifes unite in this classic collection of shorts from one of the 20th century’s loudest American voices. It may be easy to write off the drunken, depraved, and hedonistic meanderings that Bukowski’s stories paint as a straightaway to despair. A keener eye sees it as a postwar, urban rebel yell. #charlesbukowski #themostbeautifulwomanintown #bookreview https://www.instagram.com/p/BvP-9byB_VZk_yEUcP_Ze2jeeUXEzPPJE_fbjQ0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=x2cnc4wv8fxx

Often characterized as a writer who explores magical realism, don’t forget Murakami as the author who paints loneliness and isolation not as human emotions as things to fear, but as visceral catapults into the exciting unknown. #harukimurakami #killingcommendatore #bookreview @bklynlibrary https://www.instagram.com/p/BvKWR7mB-8fcNOlL2duqV-lGJTrEi10w1A2Zek0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=xjbf57c0vd8v

After several years of meaning to read this author’s work, I was quite blue after completing Gang Leader for a Day. A literal page-turner: I could hardly put down this true study of not only public policy gone awry, but of friendship that crosses more than physical thresholds. #gangleaderforaday #chicago #chicagohousingauthority #sudhirvenkatesh #bookreview https://www.instagram.com/p/BuuelXIB6Vb2JtD7svpcRWCTKbgWRldXO_4VDw0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=v737pmcpqdkb

Refreshing to read the narrative of a D-Day veteran in poetic form. The staccato, punchy form complimented the character’s growing PTSD symptoms as they edge, slowly, to the surface while Walker struggles to adapt to a new and very paranoid America. I was in the mood for noir. #thelongtake #robinrobertson #bookreview #noir https://www.instagram.com/p/Bt1Rr8zD9M-ghNsy7NkCe-HGdEVtDD7DQtC6fM0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1p1qylyrah92d

First best book of the year. This author is not one to be ignored—a powerful, moving story of not only freedom but a love of science, curiosity, and exploration. A beautifully illustrated portrait of what it means to affect another human being. #washingtonblack #bookreview https://www.instagram.com/p/BtWoFD1hbZPS0Ixdh3fgNohXLcGfarUBJdQBIw0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=l5c54qnoocq4