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The Millions Top Ten: July 2016
by Nick Moran
The real mover in July was Annie Proulx’s Barkskins, which climbed three spots from tenth to seventh, a rise no doubt attributable to Claire Cameron’s strong endorsement in her “Summer Reading List for Wretched Assholes Who Prefer to Wallow in Someone Else’s Misery.”
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British Humiliation and ‘The Cursed Child’
by Janet Manley
Bollocksing things up in front of your peers and suffering a metaphysical death from embarrassment is a fundamental part of the British human condition, if one that is downplayed in the fan worship abroad.
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Read More The Millions Top 10 July 2016
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Mr. Splitfoot Samantha Hunt
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The Sympathizer Viet Thanh Nguyen
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The Past Tessa Hadley
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Girl Through Glass Sari Wilson
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Zero K Don DeLillo
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The Lost Time Accidents John Wray
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Barkskins Annie Proulx
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Innocents and Others Dana Spiotta
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Ninety-Nine Stories of God Joy Williams
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The Nest Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney
























































