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Banal Nightmare : A Novel. by Butler, Halle.;
'Banal Nightmare' follows Margaret "Moddie" Yance as she abruptly ends her relationship and moves back to her hometown, throwing herself at the mercy of her old friends. When her friend invites an East Coast artist to take up a winter residency at the local university, Moddie is forced to confront the demons of her past and grapple with the reality of what her life has become. As the day of reckoning approaches, friends will become enemies, enemies will become mortal enemies, and old loyalties will be tested to their extreme.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: FICTION / Literary; FICTION / Satire; FICTION / Women;
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James A Novel [electronic resource] : by Everett, Percival.aut; cloudLibrary;
NAMED A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF THE YEAR BY TIME, NPR, THE SEATTLE TIMES, ELLE, THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION, AND OPRAH DAILY A brilliant, action-packed reimagining of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, both harrowing and ferociously funny, told from the enslaved Jim's point of view • From the “literary icon” (Oprah Daily) and Pulitzer Prize Finalist whose novel Erasure is the basis for Cord Jefferson’s critically acclaimed film American Fiction "If you liked Demon Copperhead, by Barbara Kingsolver, read James, by Percival Everett" —The Washington Post When the enslaved Jim overhears that he is about to be sold to a man in New Orleans, separated from his wife and daughter forever, he decides to hide on nearby Jackson Island until he can formulate a plan. Meanwhile, Huck Finn has faked his own death to escape his violent father, recently returned to town. As all readers of American literature know, thus begins the dangerous and transcendent journey by raft down the Mississippi River toward the elusive and too-often-unreliable promise of the Free States and beyond. While many narrative set pieces of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn remain in place (floods and storms, stumbling across both unexpected death and unexpected treasure in the myriad stopping points along the river’s banks, encountering the scam artists posing as the Duke and Dauphin…), Jim’s agency, intelligence and compassion are shown in a radically new light. Brimming with the electrifying humor and lacerating observations that have made Everett a “literary icon” (Oprah Daily), and one of the most decorated writers of our lifetime, James is destined to be a major publishing event and a cornerstone of twenty-first century American literature.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Literary; Historical; Satire;
© 2024., Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group,
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Long Island Compromise [text (large print)] : A Novel. by Brodesser-Akner, Taffy.;
Spanning the entirety of one familys history, this exhilarating novel is about one American Jewish family, the dark moment that shatters their suburban paradise, and the wild legacy of trauma and inheritance.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: FICTION / Family Life / General; FICTION / Literary; FICTION / Satire;
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Long Island Compromise : A Novel. by Brodesser-Akner, Taffy.;
Spanning the entirety of one familys history, this exhilarating novel is about one American Jewish family, the dark moment that shatters their suburban paradise, and the wild legacy of trauma and inheritance. Goodreads Marketing Campaign. Book Club.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: FICTION / Family Life / General; FICTION / Literary; FICTION / Satire;
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Slaughterhouse-five, or, The children's crusade : a duty-dance with death / by Vonnegut, Kurt,1922-2007;
Subjects: Classics; Literary; World War, 1939-1945; Satire;
© c1969., Dell Publishing,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Pink Glass Houses : A Novel. by Elias, Asha.;
A seductive social satire about the wealthy PTA moms of an elite elementary school in Miami Beach, this debut novel is very 'Big Little Lies' and 'Pineapple Street', but with diamonds, a tan, and a glass of rose. A Dewey Diva Pick.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: FICTION / City Life; FICTION / Friendship; FICTION / Satire; FICTION / Women;
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Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books A Novel [electronic resource] : by Miller, Kirsten.aut; cloudLibrary;
“Lula Dean’s Little Library of Banned Books is shaping up to be this summer’s Big Read. Kirsten Miller has that rare ability to take a serious subject and make it very, very funny. I enjoyed this novel and you will too.”--James Patterson The provocative and hilarious summer read that will have book lovers cheering and everyone talking! Kirsten Miller, author of The Change, brings us a bracing, wildly entertaining satire about a small Southern town, a pitched battle over banned books, and a little lending library that changes everything. Beverly Underwood and her arch enemy, Lula Dean, live in the tiny town of Troy, Georgia, where they were born and raised. Now Beverly is on the school board, and Lula has become a local celebrity by embarking on mission to rid the public libraries of all inappropriate books—none of which she’s actually read. To replace the “pornographic” books she’s challenged at the local public library, Lula starts her own lending library in front of her home: a cute wooden hutch with glass doors and neat rows of the worthy literature that she’s sure the town’s readers need. What Lula doesn’t know is that a local troublemaker has stolen her wholesome books, removed their dust jackets, and restocked Lula’s library with banned books: literary classics, gay romances, Black history, witchy spell books, Judy Blume novels, and more. One by one, neighbors who borrow books from Lula Dean’s library find their lives changed in unexpected ways. Finally, one of Lula Dean’s enemies discovers the library and decides to turn the tables on her, just as Lula and Beverly are running against each other to replace the town’s disgraced mayor. That’s when all the townspeople who’ve been borrowing from Lula’s library begin to reveal themselves. That's when the showdown that’s been brewing between Beverly and Lula will roil the whole town...and change it forever.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Small Town & Rural; Contemporary Women; Satire;
© 2024., HarperCollins,
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Readings on Animal Farm /
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Orwell, George, 1903-1950.; Satire, English; Fables, English;
© 1998., Greenhaven Press,
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Plays Well with Others : A Novel. by Brickman, Sophie.;
'Fleishman Is in Trouble' meets 'Where'd You Go, Bernadette' in this wickedly funny and incisive epistolary debut novel following a woman who gets caught up in the competition to get her son into a prestigious school in New York City.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: FICTION / City Life; FICTION / Epistolary *; FICTION / Family Life / General; FICTION / Humorous / General; FICTION / Satire; FICTION / Women;
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How the hell did this happen? : the election of 2016 / by O'Rourke, P. J.,author.;
"No comedian could have written the joke this election cycle has been. The punch line is too ridiculous (whoever the punch line is going to be). Or, as celebrated political satirist, journalist, and diehard Republican P. J. O'Rourke put it in his endorsement of Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton: "America is experiencing the most severe outbreak of mass psychosis since the Salem witch trials of 1692." In his latest book, P.J. brings his critical eye and inimitable voice to some serious risky business. How the Hell Did This Happen? begins with him diving into the pig pile of presidential candidates circa June 2015 including Jim ("who?") Webb, Scott Walker ("America's chance to have a President who gets carded every time he orders a beer"), Ted Cruz ("crazy like a fox--no, like a Fox News broadcast), Bernie Sanders ("Trump for people still living in their parents' basements"), and Donald Trump himself ("Landlord of the Flies"). P.J. eviscerates each frontrunner as he or she emerges from under the rock where they've all been living. He covers the dreadful key primaries and candidate debates, takes us through his come-to-Satan moment with Hillary, and leads the way into the Beginning of End Times in November"--
Subjects: Political satire, American.; Presidential candidates; Presidents;
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