Oh damn! I know I won't be able to participate but I'm really excited to see how you all read the book and what you come up with! I finished it last week and still don't quite know what it's about.

Will second Seiobo! The prose is almost a different realm

And if you did vote in Seattle, check to make sure your vote was counted! If not, you may have a chance to cure your ballot:

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It is a novel of turbulent times, social turmoil, & political activism but still tells powerful small scale stories

I Hotel. 3rd time I read it was some time during Trump 1.0

Never NEVER start a flame war with someone who writes 3 novels a year.

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