Books by George Saunders
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review 1: I actually listened to this as an audiobook, and of my friends who've read or listened to this, the ones who've read it tend to like it better, or even love it. The audiobook is read by George Saunders himself. I couldn't give this a five, though I wanted to, because it seems...
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review 1: A wonderful and simple, short, and sweet story with a number of very good messages. The writing style, which includes a number of words misspelled is cute and funny, but only works because the story is so short. If it had been a very long novel, I feel one would become quickly bo...
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review 1: Two words: Simple EloquenceThis was actually a graduation speech that ended up getting published.The message here is simple -- Be Kind. It is about not only being kind, but how important it is to not miss opportunities to show kindness and it doesn't have to be a huge display....
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review 1: Fearless. I found myself absolutely stunned on multiple occasions. This was an absolute honor to read. Saunders grounds his wild imagination in very real worlds, which is exactly what makes it so effective. Readers are horrified, but always convinced. Many times while reading ToD...
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review 1: There seems to be a growing genre of commencement speech lit that gets published in tiny self help pocket books and this is probably the best out of the lot. His points don't differ massively from the feel of This is Water for example, but his execution and focus is on the other ...