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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I felt very mixed about Matrix, so maybe I enjoyed Vaster Wilds more because I didn’t expect as much.

I also felt bored by The Marriage Portrait, despite loving her other work. I also didn’t love the ARCs I got of the new works from Julia Philips or Tea Obrecht. And I felt ambivalent about Tommy Orange’s new book. So now that I think about it, I have felt pretty let down by some great authors’ recent works!

I do feel like I’m constantly led astray by Goodreads (the choice winners are usually…not my thing, even in my preferred categories, or just totally baffling) and often by reviews from publications I respect. (I’ve felt really let down by the New Yorker recently, and NyTimes and WashPost have never been great.) [/quote]

Oh I didn't even realize Julia Philips had a new book out, but it sounds like I should steer clear![/quote]

I read an ARC, and I think it should be out in the next month or so. From the other ARC reviews, other people also felt pretty mixed— it’s beautifully written but the story felt stretched a bit thin. (I thought it could’ve been a great short story, actually.) I like her a lot so I don’t want to dissuade anyone from reading her next book but I just didn’t feel like it met my expectations. Would be very curious to hear opposing views, though! [/quote]

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