Deep in the Shade of Paradise
By: John Dufresne
3.79
Format: 376 pages, Paperback
"A comic opera…tuneful, playful." ― New York Times Book Review In Shiver-de-Freeze, Louisiana (popu…
Want to Read $ 13.95"And life is but a dream.... Things happened in life, and you felt them, but it was all in your mind, the colors, the fear and anxiety. People surrounded you and houses did, and towns, but what you saw was not so important as what you felt. Life was one thing after another, a brief insanity, a series of inexplicable transitions that seemed at the time sensible, but at second sight ridiculous, a succession of unconnected incidents, accidental relationships."-John Dufresne, Deep in the Shade of Paradise
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1. The Namesake
By: Jhumpa Lahiri
4.11
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
Jhumpa Lahiri's Interpreter of Maladiesestablished this young writer as one the most brilliant of h… read more
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2. Harlem Shuffle (Ray Carney, #1)
By: Colson Whitehead
3.74
Format: 318 pages, Hardcover
From the two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Underground Railroad and The Nickel Boys, a … read more
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"Step back and the world is a classroom if need be."-Colson Whitehead, Harlem Shuffle (Ray Carney, #1)
"Crooked world, straight world, same rules - everybody had a hand out for the envelope."-Colson Whitehead, Harlem Shuffle (Ray Carney, #1)
"He was a strange mix--congenial but reserved in a way that told you being friendly was an act of will."-Colson Whitehead, Harlem Shuffle (Ray Carney, #1)
"I'm an entrepreneur." "Entrepreneur?" Pepper said the last part like manure. "That's just a hustler who pays taxes."-Colson Whitehead, Harlem Shuffle (Ray Carney, #1)
3. All Fours
By: Miranda July
3.81
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
The New York Times–bestselling author of The First Bad Man returns with an irreverently sexy, tende… read more
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"But maybe the road split between: a life spent longing vs. a life that was continually surprising"-Miranda July, All Fours
"Maybe we shouldn't do that," Jordi said. "Flatten ourselves like that. Erratic doesn't have to mean crazy or irresponsible. Shouldn't we be normalizing change?"-Miranda July, All Fours
"I guess any calling, no mater what it is, is a kind of unresolved ache," I said, giving in to knowing more than him. "It's a problem that you can't fix, but there is some relief in knowing you will c…"-Miranda July, All Fours
"For me lying created just the right amount of problems and what you saw was just one of my four or five faces- each real, each with different needs. The only dangerous lie was one that asked me to co…"-Miranda July, All Fours
4. Small Mercies
By: Dennis Lehane
4.29
Format: 303 pages, Hardcover
The acclaimed New York Times bestselling writer returns with a masterpiece to rival Mystic River —a… read more
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5. The School for Good Mothers
By: Jessamine Chan
3.54
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
An alternate cover edition of ISBN 9781982156121 can be found here. In this taut and explosive d… read more
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"Lots of people are all cold and heartless. Who do you think works in a prison? Who do you think works on death row? It's a job."-Jessamine Chan, The School for Good Mothers
"A mother is always patient. A mother is always kind. A mother is always giving. A mother never falls apart. A mother is the buffer between her child and the cruel world."-Jessamine Chan, The School for Good Mothers
"Loneliness is a form of narcissism. A mother who is in harmony with her child, who understands her place in her child's life and her role in society, is never lonely. Through caring for her child, al…"-Jessamine Chan, The School for Good Mothers
6. Deep in the Shade of Paradise
By: John Dufresne
3.79
Format: 376 pages, Paperback
"A comic opera…tuneful, playful." ― New York Times Book Review In Shiver-de-Freeze, Louisiana (popu… read more
Want to Read $ 13.95Similar categories in John Dufresne's Deep in the Shade of Paradise book and John Dufresne's Deep in the Shade of Paradise
- literary fiction
- fiction
- novels
"And life is but a dream.... Things happened in life, and you felt them, but it was all in your mind, the colors, the fear and anxiety. People surrounded you and houses did, and towns, but what you sa…"-John Dufresne, Deep in the Shade of Paradise
