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The Barbarian Nurseries
The Barbarian Nurseries: A Novel | H�ctor Tobar
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A New York Times Notable Book for 2011 A Boston Globe Best Fiction Book of 2011 The great panoramic social novel that Los Angeles deserves�a twenty-first century, West Coast Bonfire of the Vanities by the only writer qualified to capture (…more)
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Barbarian Nurseries | H�ctor Tobar
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Read this for book club, probably never would have chosen it for myself. Listened to it on audio while traveling, worked well while driving, not so well while flying. There were parts that I enjoyed, but overall it left me cold. Disappointing ending.

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I was often impatient with this book. Felt like author was spinning story as sprawling as the LA setting, and found myself skimming pages, like when eyes drift over passing landscape on a long road trip, waiting for destination to arrive. I recognized many accurate descriptions of So. California life: White Privilege, materialism, racism, isolation, socio-economic divides, need to "keep up appearances." A good read; I liked but didn't love it.

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Anyone read this? What did you think? This 2011 novel won several awards, but there are no Litsy reviews yet- I'm almost done and would enjoy hearing others' thoughts on this one as I'm contemplating what I've read so far. 🤓

LauraBeth He description sounds great! 9y
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