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Last summer I decided to read all of the Pulitzers. Because it sounded like fun. I’ve read about 25 so far and it’s been a mixed bag. A lot of the earliest Pulitzers aren’t particularly great. But some of the newer ones are fantastic. So it all evens out. I had planned to go through the list in strict chronological order, but I had to start alternating an old one and a new one or I wasn’t going to make it. “Why not just give up?” you might ask. Because I don’t give up. Not on reading list challenges, anyways.
I was doing a book review for every book, but I fell a bit behind. So allow me to catch up with a short summary of each book I’ve recently read and a recommendation on whether you should read it, too. Continue reading »