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The Fall by Albert Camus
July 31, 2012, No Comments

From Sisyphus to the Sims, Lily shines her caustic light on humanity.

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IV by Chuck Klosterman
June 11, 2012, 1 Comment

Lily on why Chuck Klosterman's writing is a Choose Your Own Adventure for adults with no imagination.

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A Heart-breaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers
April 22, 2012, No Comments

Eggers does angst like nobody does angst. Read it.

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Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut
March 23, 2012, 2 Comments

Lily appreciates Vonnegut's subversion of the usual anthropocentric sci-fi aliens-among-us trope. Get yer popcorn.

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A Long Way Down by Nick Hornby
September 2, 2011, No Comments

There are many kinds of human suffering. Nick Hornby covers a novel's worth in A Long Way Down.

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Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift
July 30, 2011, 4 Comments

Travel with Lily through Swift'sGulliver's Travels, a book she recommends to children of all ages. Yes, that mean ...

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Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
May 23, 2011, 6 Comments

Introducing Donnybrook's new hot librarian, Lily Stamper Lalage, with the column Stop Reading Crap Made for Five-Year-Ol ...