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Book Review: Since We Fell, by Dennis Lehane
Today at CCLaP, Jason Pettus reviews Dennis Lehane's Since We Fell, a crime thriller that doubles as an MFA-style deep character study, unsurprising from this veteran of mixing genre and literary fiction into crowd-pleasing but critically adored novels. Posted on August 25, 2017August 22, 2017 by Jason Pettus 
Book Review: Pedal, by Chelsea Rooney
Today at CCLaP, Jason Pettus reviews Chelsea Rooney's Pedal, a nearly perfect indie novel that tackles the controversial topic of pedophilia with nuance, complexity, and much black humor. Posted on August 24, 2017August 22, 2017 by Jason Pettus 
Book Review: First Love, by Gwendoline Riley
Today at CCLaP, Jason Pettus reviews Gwendoline Riley's "First Love," a plot-light character study that's just a little too light on plot and a little too heavy on character. Posted on April 11, 2017June 27, 2017 by Jason Pettus 
Book Review: The Fall of Lisa Bellow, by Susan Perabo
Today at CCLaP, Jason Pettus reviews Susan Perabo's The Fall of Lisa Bellow, a novel which looks like a crime thriller at first but is actually a deep character study about loss and aging. Posted on April 10, 2017June 27, 2017 by Jason Pettus 
Tales from the Completist: The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, by Muriel Spark
Today at CCLaP, Jason Pettus looks back at the classic 1961 novel The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark, what seems at first like it's going to be a genteel family story about a beloved teacher, but quickly turns much darker and weirder than that. Posted on March 11, 2017July 3, 2017 by Jason Pettus 
Book Review: Next Year, For Sure, by Zoey Leigh Peterson
Today at CCLaP, Jason Pettus reviews Zoey Leigh Peterson's "Next Year, For Sure," a poetic and deeply dense character study about a twentysomething hipster couple diving into their polyamory experience. Posted on March 6, 2017July 3, 2017 by Jason Pettus 
Book Review: If This Is Home by Stuart Evers
Today at CCLaP, Jason Pettus reviews Stuart Evers' "If This Is Home," an expat murder-mystery that starts out promising but sadly devolves into a series of lazy, slightly misogynist cliches. Posted on February 10, 2017 by Jason Pettus 

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