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"Shinta Arakawa wants nothing more than to pass his shin'uchi exam--the test that would make him a top-rank headliner and master storyteller in the traditional Japanese art of rakugo. Akane Osaki, his daughter and biggest fan, spies on him while...
"Maikeru Arakawa is gearing up to be the first futatsume in the Arakawa school to take the shin'uchi exam since the big expulsion scandal that forced Akane's father out of the rakugo world. That incident weighs heavily on all of Master Shiguma's...
"When three sleazy gangsters storm into an apartment in search of a stolen urn, they set off a series of unfortunate events. As blood begins to pool, it becomes clear that this story is about more than senseless violence. What is good and what is...
"Every once in a while you finish a book with such a feeling of satisfaction and appreciation that you realize what you hope for every time you start a book. Emily St. John Mandel's Sea of Tranquility did that unexpectedly and quietly. Known for he..."
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