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• LITERARY FICTION Roundtable Blindness José Saramago · 1995 I finished this book, and I am not sure whether that counts as a recommendation or a warning. The White Blindness Is the Easy Part DEPENDS
• LITERARY FICTION Roundtable Demon Copperhead Barbara Kingsolver · 2022 I still finished it because Demon’s attention to the actual world kept pulling me back. A Whole Life Built from Temporary Fixes YES
• HISTORICAL FICTION Roundtable Lonesome Dove Larry McMurtry · 1985 I would recommend Lonesome Dove to readers who can tolerate a very long novel that refuses to hurry toward its emotional conclusions. A Long Ride Into the Empty Part of the Heart DEPENDS
• HORROR Roundtable Swan Song Robert R. McCammon · 1987 That is enough to make the long trip worthwhile. A Big, Messy Book About What People Do After the World Ends YES
• LITERARY FICTION Roundtable The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay Michael Chabon · 2000 But its central relationships are strong enough to survive the excess. A Very Long Way to Say What Escape Costs YES
• LITERARY FICTION Roundtable Theo of Golden Allen Levi · 2023 If you can accept a novel where almost every coincidence has a purpose and almost every wound eventually receives a gift, there is a lot here to appreciate. A Good Heart, With Too Much Explanation DEPENDS
• LITERARY FICTION Roundtable Yesteryear Caro Claire Burke · 2026 This is a sharp, unpleasant novel, and it occasionally pushes its satire too hard. The Farm Was Never the Point YES
• NONFICTION Roundtable Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance Robert M. Pirsig · 1974 If you care about repair, education, writing, and the difference between following instructions and understanding a task, the book has much to offer. A Good Manual Buried Under Too Much Philosophy DEPENDS

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