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CTMQ > stewart o'nan

Book Review: The Night Country

July 28, 2020 by Steve Leave a Comment

Ghosted The Night Country by Stewart O’Nan (2004) Even if this book was terrible, I'd still kind of love it. Stewart O'Nan has a thing for setting his stories in the very real places that he knows best. I'd previously read Last Night at the Lobster which is set, more or less, at the mall nearest my house. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books, Movies, People, & Stories, Everything Else, New Post Tagged With: Avon, Connecticut Books, Connecticut Fiction books, stewart o'nan

Book Review: Last Night at the Lobster

May 23, 2016 by Steve Leave a Comment

Paradise by the Live Tank Light Last Night at the Lobster by Stewart O’Nan (2007) West Hartford Library True story: Stewart O’Nan’s Last Night at the Lobster is the first book in my life that I sought out, procured, read one page, and thought, “Hey, I’ve read this before!” And I had, back in 2007 when it was … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books, Movies, People, & Stories, Everything Else Tagged With: Connecticut Books, Connecticut Fiction books, New Britain, stewart o'nan

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