Deception
Philip Roth · 1990
"is the unusual way Roth tells the story, devoid of any description, stripped down to the dialogue alone."
Spotted in Claire Danes' Book Recommendations · 2023-10-02
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Reading list
Claire Danes
Actress (Homeland)
Actress known for My So-Called Life and Homeland; a serious reader whose O Magazine list named six works that shaped her life and craft.
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Reading list
Light Years
James Salter · 1975
"At moments I would just stop, amazed by how elegant Salter's prose is and how carefully he portrayed the inner lives of these people."
Spotted in Claire Danes' Book Recommendations · 2023-10-02
A Single Man
Christopher Isherwood · 1964
"His writing style is so direct, warm, and inclusive."
Spotted in Claire Danes' Book Recommendations · 2023-10-02
Anagrams
Lorrie Moore · 1986
"Moore is completely unsentimental but able to stir enormous feelings in the reader."
Spotted in Claire Danes' Book Recommendations · 2023-10-02
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
Haruki Murakami · 1997
"That's a kind of magic, to make the magical seem ordinary and vice versa."
Spotted in Claire Danes' Book Recommendations · 2023-10-02
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