--Linette Lopez, senior finance correspondentAre you sure you want to submit this vote? ""This coming-of-age novel affected me deeply, and I reread it several times in my late teens. Warm-hearted and clever, the story will keep you reading until the final delicious revelation.” ?Diane Chamberlain, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author “Warm and hopeful, this marvelous debut stands next to novels from Catherine McKenzie and Carolyn Parkhurst.” ? To give a very basic, incomplete summary, it's about a vet who experiences a crisis of faith. ""When I read 'Catch-22' in high school, I think the book's story of this smart-ass Army Air Force captain, John Yossarian, who would try just about anything to get out of a war he didn't want to fight, really appealed to my own frenetic desire to rebel. Its theme and outlook are often cited as exemplars of Camus's philosophy of the absurd and existentialism, though Camus personally rejected the latter label.
I Liked My Life: A Novel (English Edition) eBook: Fabiaschi, Abby: Amazon.de: Kindle-Shop. Hardy's novel of betrayal, disillusionment and moral compromise depicts a secluded community coming to terms with the disastrous impact of outside influences. As a literature student, the technical brilliance of Hardy completely astounded me, but it was the power of the final few pages that has stuck with me years later.
“Abby Fabiaschi’s debut novel, I Liked My Life, is a rich, multi-layered story about family and the enormous power of love. ""Michael Lewis creates a fresh, character-driven narrative brimming with indignation and dark humor, a fitting sequel to his No. --Tanza Loudenback, Your Money reporter"Hardy is better known for novels like 'Tess of the d'Ubervilles' and 'Far From the Madding Crowd,' but 'The Woodlanders' was the first book I ever truly fell in love with.
"I read this book my senior year of high school and my senior year of college. --Áine Cain, careers internAmazon synopsis: "Set in Italy during World War II, this is the story of the incomparable, malingering bombardier, Yossarian, a hero who is furious because thousands of people he has never met are trying to kill him. The inclusion of such familiar and beloved characters also helped the ideas stick in my mind."
The result is a provocative read that provides the tools necessary to make the most of your twenties, and shows us how work, relationships, personality, social networks, identity, and even the brain can change more during this decade than at any other time in adulthood-ifwe use the time wisely. Yanagihara appeared on Late Night with Seth Meyers to discuss the book. --Caitlin Harper, operations manager"As a cloistered adolescent music geek, 'Love Is a Mixtape' let me know that it was perfectly OK to spend your time listening to records and knowing way more than the average person about music.