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Manhattan Beach
by Jennifer Egan
Dec. 20, 2022 - Dec. 27, 2022 (read/fiction)

Egan, J. (2018). Manhattan Beach. Scribner.


Scribner, 2018. 448 pages. Paperback. 9781476716749

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didnt love this one tbh. my least fave of her books
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captious »
(adjective) marked by an often ill-natured inclin…
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abaft »
(adverb) toward or at the stern; aft / (prepositi…
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fillip »
(noun) a movement made by bending the last joint …
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somnolent »
(adjective) of a kind likely to induce sleep / (a…
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wainscoting »
(noun) wainscot / (noun) material used to wainsco…
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felt a window fall open inside her despite everyt…
She waited by the door while he checked his pocke…
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a girl who was not silly
Dexter cracked the car window and let the winter …
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she had the Bascombe she wanted.
Most nights, a girl with thin blond hair awaited …
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allowing her to consider every possible course
He slapped the desk, apparently believing this to…
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as eager to please you as you are to please him
“Ah. Your supervisor. Mr. . . . Voss.” He drew ou…