Corpus (3 books in series)
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English
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review 1: Sophie gets called to a secret island in the Pacific where her mom is working in a secret lab. After being reunited with her childhood friend Jim, the island begins to feel dangerous. The story started strong but then felt like it lost depth as it continued. Khoury seems to love ...
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English
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review 1: I am always a bit befuddled at the end of Lethem's novels: the writing is unbelievably good, but I often wish there had been more of a "point" to it. Amazing characters are introduced and then just drift off. Tantalizing plot elements show up and then disappear. But then I think ...
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English
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review 1: Enjoyed Lethem's use of language and his many well-drawn characters. Sometimes the complex structure of the novel, going back and forth in time and involving many characters, interfered with the nuanced themes of this engaging work. The hipster ironic detachment of Lethem's obse...