Books by Chris Adrian
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review 1: I thought The Children's Hospital was impressively ambitious and imaginative but maybe didn't quite come off. Also, I really wanted to hate Chris Adrian, because he's one of those people who's all, 'Eh, I guess I'll go to medical school AND the Iowa Writer's Workshop, and then be...
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review 1: Anyone who has lived in San Francisco can tell you that there is some unseen magic that pervades the city. This book does a great job in bringing that feeling forth in the reader. It deals with pain, hope, recovery, and the human condition in general. Adrian weaves a new twist on...
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review 1: Well. Hm. I'm not sure what I think of this book. The obvious place to start is that it's a modern day version of "Midsummer Night's Dream." It's a frenetic dance that pulls the readers along almost as much as the characters. It took me almost four months of picking the book up a...