Six Books You Should Read Twice
These titles’ twists and turns demand you take a second look.
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The Toll
A poem
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A recent biography of the writer John Berger reminds us about his hefty influence—and how he could be blinkered by his convictions.
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These titles’ twists and turns demand you take a second look.
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Moscow Nights
Since his parents’ divorce Jonathan ‘s mother had begun to confide in him—things he did not particularly want to hear
Yellow Jackets
He was wary of the hornets, but knew the wasps to be his mortal enemy
Westward Without Clementine
This wasn’t any way to go through life, meeting her naked, boom in love, boom broken up
Two More Days
Alicia and Brian would soon be married—if she could overcome some personal misgivings about the wisdom of that plan
Things Not Seen
He loved his wife and daughter, but they were slipping away, captives of memory and apprehension
Outside
Tom Wheeler had much to forgive, but very little time to act or be understood
Pictures of the Ice
A short story