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All-Night Pharmacy
All-Night Pharmacy: A Novel | Ruth Madievsky
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Rachel Kushner meets David Lynch in this fever dream of an LA novel about a young woman who commits a drunken act of violence just before her sister vanishes without a trace On the night of her high school graduation, a young woman follows her older sister Debbie to Salvation, a Los Angeles bar patronized by energy healers, aspiring actors, and all-around misfits. After the two share a bag of unidentified pills, the evening turns into a haze of sensual and risky interactionsnothing unusual for two sisters bound in an incredibly toxic relationship. Our unnamed narrator has always been under the spell of the alluring and rebellious Debbie and, despite her own hesitations, she has always said yes to nights like these. That is, until Debbie disappears. Falling deeper into the life she cultivated with her sister, our narrator gets a job as an emergency room secretary where she steals pills to sell on the side. Cue Sasha, a Jewish refugee from the former Soviet Union who arrives at the hospital claiming to be a psychic tasked with acting as the narrators spiritual guide. The nature of this relationship evolves and blurs, a kaleidoscope of friendship, sex, mysticism, and ambiguous power dynamics. With prose pulsing like a neon sign, Ruth Madievskys All-Night Pharmacy is an intoxicating portrait of a young woman consumed with unease over how a person should be. As she attempts sobriety and sexual embodiment, she must decide whether to search for her estranged sister, or allow her to remain a relic of the past.
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Cinfhen
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While Litsy was playing hide and seek I was very busy reading lots of books! I finished 3 and I‘m almost done my fourth. This one on audio was compulsive. Impressive debut, with gorgeous writing and a totally captivating storyline. A story about a toxic codependent sisterly bond, mental health, inter generational trauma, self harm, self love, and addiction. Can‘t wait to see what this author writes next.

JuniperWilde Great review 📕 1y
Cinfhen Thanks so much @JuniperWilde 🫶🏼 1y
Erinreadsthebooks “Litsy was playing hide and seek” 😂👏 1y
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BarbaraBB Sounds good 1y
squirrelbrain Sounds great - stacking. 1y
Cinfhen I really liked it a lot @BarbaraBB @squirrelbrain and @Megabooks liked it too!!! Although now looking back, I see some flaws 😉 1y
BarbaraBB Yay, you and @Megabooks are back in sync 💃💃 1y
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Wow. I‘m still thinking about this one, and I can‘t easily nut graf it like I do most books. Madievsky examines addiction, spirituality, mental illness, intergenerational Jewish trauma, and co-dependent family relationships in a book that‘s 300 pages. And she does it well. I‘m really impressed by this debut. And where was it when I was looking for a book for Modolva in #ReadingEurope?! (It takes place there and LA.)

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Librarybelle Great review! 1y
Cinfhen I MUST pick this up now!! Awesome review ♥️ Steph just posted this one yesterday too @Reviewsbylola come back to Litsy!!!! 1y
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BarbaraBB Great review. It sounds fab 1y
Cathythoughts Great review. Stacked. 1y
Cinfhen Just started this one!! Really impressive debut!!! Audio narration is 🙌🏻 1y
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tpixie
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Just heard about this book on NPR. Debut novel sounds very dark, very intriguing 🤨

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