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The Slate Book Review Top 10 of 2012
The 10 most crucial books we reviewed this year.
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Kurt Vonnegut’s Rules for Reading Fiction
A term paper assignment from the author of Slaughterhouse-Five.
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The Lost, Unlovable Evelyn Waugh
Why are his later, Catholic novels so dismissed?
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Be Our Guest
A longtime hotel employee pulls back the curtain on the business of hospitality.
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The Doppelganger in My Office Chair
The dreamy, unsettling comics of Lilli Carré.
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The Overlooked Books of 2012
Slate Book Review critics suggest 20 great books you never heard about—but should’ve.
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2012 Books: Slate Staff Picks
Slate’s editors, designers, and columnists choose their favorite books of 2012.
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A Decent Life Is the Train That Hasn’t Hit You
Katherine Boo’s spellbinding story of a Mumbai slum.
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No Better Spirit
The incredible stories of Ursula Le Guin make arguments about genre seem foolish.
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Like, Not Brutally Tragic
Slate readers demanded that Dan Kois review a Clueless spin-off. In it he found a bittersweet reminder of how publishing used to be.
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The Different Drummer
James Wood wishes he was Keith Moon, but thank goodness he’s not.
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So Long, Holden
High schoolers need a new Catcher in the Rye. Luckily David Mitchell wrote one.
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“A Seeker After Beauty, Wherever It Might Be Found”
Margaret Talbot’s father acted in everything from 1930s studio pictures to Plan 9 From Outer Space.
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The Deep, Dark Forest
Philip Pullman retells the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm.
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Not as Nice as You Think
On Barbara Kingsolver and the problems of socially responsible novels.
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