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Wednesday, January 14, 2009

"Waiting On" Wednesday: A Fortunate Age




This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is:

A Fortunate Age
By Joanna Smith Rakoff
Publication Date: April 7

From Barnes & Noble:

"Like Mary McCarthy's classic tale of coming-of-age in New York, The Group, Joanna Smith Rakoff's richly drawn and immensely satisfying first novel details the lives of a group of Oberlin graduates whose ambitions and friendships threaten to unravel as they chase their dreams, shed their youth, and build their lives in Brooklyn during the late 1990s and the turn of the twenty-first century. Set against the backdrop of the vast economic and political changes of the era--from the decadent age of dot-com millionaires to the sobering post-September 11th landscape--Smith Rakoff's deeply affecting characters and incisive social commentary are reminiscent of the great Victorian novels."

What's your "waiting on" pick this week?

Leave a comment with either the link to your own "Waiting On" Wednesday post or just your answer (if you don't have a blog).
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18 comments:

  1. AleaJanuary 14, 2009 at 6:14 AM

    Here's mine!

    http://aleapopculture.blogspot.com/2009/01/waiting-on-wednesday-13.html

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  2. AdeleJanuary 14, 2009 at 6:53 AM

    Here's my Aussified pick - http://persnicketysnark.blogspot.com/2009/01/waiting-on-wednesday-january-14.html

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  3. AnonymousJanuary 14, 2009 at 7:04 AM

    I've seen this on an editor's top picks for 2009, but there's a discussion on Library Thing where people are talking about really struggling with this one.

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  4. KayeJanuary 14, 2009 at 8:01 AM

    This is the first look selection for Barnes and Noble. There are a lot of adverse comments, mine included. I just plain gave up after reading the first 5 chapters. Believe me, I am not usually a quitter when it comes to books. This one and Blonde Roots had me saying, ehnough is enough!

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  5. JillJanuary 14, 2009 at 8:13 AM

    How disappointing to hear! I was really looking forward to this one. The premise sounded so promising...!

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  6. AnonymousJanuary 14, 2009 at 10:28 AM

    Wanted to get mine posted before I leave for work. I've posted two this week: one I read as an ARC and one that's in the mail to me. Historical/contemporary fiction and women's fiction. My post is here

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  7. AnonymousJanuary 14, 2009 at 11:33 AM

    Hmm, I'll have to put this on a "maybe" list, I guess.
    Mine’s here.

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  8. J.C.January 14, 2009 at 11:37 AM

    Here's mine:

    Hoppergrass

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  9. asdfjkl;January 14, 2009 at 11:49 AM

    My Waiting On Wednesday post is here! :)

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  10. Ink MageJanuary 14, 2009 at 12:12 PM

    Here's mine.

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  11. GirlwiththeBraidsJanuary 14, 2009 at 1:33 PM

    Here's this week's:

    http://readingtomyself.blogspot.com/2009/01/waiting-on-wednesday_14.html

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  12. MySharonAnneJanuary 14, 2009 at 2:07 PM

    here is mine:
    http://sharonlovesbooksandcats.blogspot.com/2009/01/waiting-on-wednesday_14.html

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  13. AndreaJanuary 14, 2009 at 3:27 PM

    Here's mine!

    http://purplg8r-somanybooks.blogspot.com/2009/01/waiting-on-wednesday-january-14-2009.html

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  14. ShondaJanuary 14, 2009 at 7:51 PM

    Here's my post:

    http://memybookandthecouch.blogspot.com/2009/01/waiting-on-wednesday_14.html

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  15. Belle WongJanuary 14, 2009 at 9:19 PM

    That's disappointing. It looked like a good book.

    Here's my pick this week.

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  16. AmyJanuary 14, 2009 at 10:37 PM

    Here's mine. :)

    http://www.myfriendamysblog.com/2009/01/waiting-on-wednesday-scent-of-sake-by.html

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  17. NancyJanuary 14, 2009 at 11:03 PM

    I love this feature:
    Here is my pick


    http://lushbudgetproduction.blogspot.com/2009/01/waiting-on-wednesday_14.html

    Happy Wednesday and Happy Reading

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