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Adrienne Brodeur is the author of the novel "Little Monsters," a New York Times Editor's Choice and a Vogue Best Book of 2023, and the memoir “Wild Game,” which was a Best Book of the Year by Amazon, NPR, People, and the Washington Post. Both "Little Monster" and "Wild Game" are in development as films. She founded the literary magazine, “Zoetrope: All-Story” with filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola, was an acquiring editor at HMH Books, and served as a judge for the National Book Award. Her essays have appeared in Glamour, O Magazine, The National, The New York Times, Vogue, and other publications. She is the Executive Director of the literary nonprofit, Aspen Words ...more

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	Wild Game: My Mother, Her Lover, and Me 3.98 avg rating — 31,182 ratings — published 2019 — 30 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Little Monsters 3.71 avg rating — 14,542 ratings — published 2023 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Man Camp 3.07 avg rating — 200 ratings — published 2005 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Francis Ford Coppola's Zoetrope: All-Story by Adrienne Brodeur(Goodreads Author)(Editor), Samantha Schnee(Editor), Francis Ford Coppola(Introduction) 3.86 avg rating — 74 ratings — published 2001 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Zoetrope All-Story Spring 2007 Vol. 11 No. 1 by Will Oldham(contributor), Woody Allen(Contributor), Helen Simpson(Contributor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Adrienne rated a bookit was amazing The Other Side of Nothing by Anastasia Zadeik(Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Sharply observed, heart-wrenching, and insightful, Anastasia Zadeik’s “The Other Side of Nothing” will captivate readers from the very first page and hold their attention through a harrowing journey to the edge of despair. An examination of mental il ...more
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Adrienne and 159 other people liked Rachel Hanes's review of Little Monsters: "I was very excited to read this book, as I loved the author’s memoir “Wild Game” (which I gave five stars to). The synopsis of this book sounded interesting as I love reading about family dysfunction. The cover of the book is also beautiful. However, " Read more of this review »
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Adrienne and 132 other people liked Terrie Robinson (short break)'s review of Little Monsters: "Little Monstersby Adrienne Brodeur is an Intricate Family and Literary Fiction Story! The Gardner Family of Cape Cod are a complicated trio! Older brother Ken, a successful businessman is focused on a future in politics. He already has a seemingly pe " Read more of this review »
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“Loneliness is not about how many people you have around. It’s about whether or not you feel connected. Whether or not you’re able to be yourself.”
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“Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards. —SøREN KIERKEGAARD”
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“As any magician knows, it is not the smoke and mirrors that trick people; it is that the human mind makes assumptions and misunderstands them as truths.”
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October Side Read Nominations ~ 1st Poll
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The Plot

byJean Hanff Korelitz

6 votes, 18.2%

The Secret Life of Bees

bySue Monk Kidd

6 votes, 18.2%

Mexican Gothic

bySilvia Moreno-Garcia

6 votes, 18.2%

Confessions on the 7:45

byLisa Unger

6 votes, 18.2%

What Could Be Saved

byLiese O'Halloran Schwarz

3 votes, 9.1%

The Moor's Account

byLaila Lalami

2 votes, 6.1%

Wild Game: My Mother, Her Lover, and Me

byAdrienne Brodeur

2 votes, 6.1%

The Holdout

byGraham Moore

2 votes, 6.1%

The City We Became

byN.K. Jemisin

0 votes, 0.0%

The Fortunate Ones

byEd Tarkington

0 votes, 0.0%

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