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Tonight, from 5:30-7:00pm, Brianna Madia will be available to sign her newest release, "Never Leave the Dogs Behind," here at Back of Beyond Books.

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TONIGHT!!! Tonight, from 5:30-7:00pm, Brianna Madia will be available to sign her newest release, "Never Leave the Dogs Behind," here at Back of Beyond Books. #BackofBeyond #BackofBeyondBooks #moab #moabutah #neverleavethedogsbehind #eatsleepreadlocal #booksigning

A long-awaited Staff Pick, from Matthew!

"The Last Samurai"
By Helen DeWitt

"Everyone I know should read this, but who will? In 1990s London, a poor American mother named Sibylla rides the Tube with her 2-year-old son Ludo. Ludo reads Homer in Greek. He`s also learning Arabic, then more languages, then wild foraging, Gaussian math, aerodynamics, and "Straight, No Chaser"...He`s a fatherless prodigy. For years, mother & son obsess over Akira Kurosawa`s 1954 film "Seven Samurai." By his 12th birthday, the film has inspired Ludo to find and test a father worthy of him.

The thing about this novel is, someone picks it up expecting Tom Cruise, and instead it`s sometimes like an instruction manual for basic Japanese. But it`s not about the elitism of being smart. In fact, the experience of reading it feels pretty anti-elitist. This is a story about ambition. Its meaning, its limits. It doesn`t say, `Only an intellectual gets this.` It asks, `Well, why couldn`t you, yes, YOU, Reader, learn a little Japanese, like little Ludo?` Yes, it is sometimes a little like an instruction manual: one for cultivating ambition in a culture that`s comfortable with a low bar. It`s also a story about stories, and chance, truth, heroes, money, and death. And, it`s constantly funny. Okay, so it`s not my favorite novel. But it`s been a while since I felt this seen by a novel. `The Last Samurai` can see you, too. A good samurai will parry the blow."

~ Matthew

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A long-awaited Staff Pick, from Matthew! "The Last Samurai" By Helen DeWitt "Everyone I know should read this, but who will? In 1990s London, a poor American mother named Sibylla rides the Tube with her 2-year-old son Ludo. Ludo reads Homer in Greek. He's also learning Arabic, then more languages, then wild foraging, Gaussian math, aerodynamics, and "Straight, No Chaser"...He's a fatherless prodigy. For years, mother & son obsess over Akira Kurosawa's 1954 film "Seven Samurai." By his 12th birthday, the film has inspired Ludo to find and test a father worthy of him. The thing about this novel is, someone picks it up expecting Tom Cruise, and instead it's sometimes like an instruction manual for basic Japanese. But it's not about the elitism of being smart. In fact, the experience of reading it feels pretty anti-elitist. This is a story about ambition. Its meaning, its limits. It doesn't say, 'Only an intellectual gets this.' It asks, 'Well, why couldn't you, yes, YOU, Reader, learn a little Japanese, like little Ludo?' Yes, it is sometimes a little like an instruction manual: one for cultivating ambition in a culture that's comfortable with a low bar. It's also a story about stories, and chance, truth, heroes, money, and death. And, it's constantly funny. Okay, so it's not my favorite novel. But it's been a while since I felt this seen by a novel. 'The Last Samurai' can see you, too. A good samurai will parry the blow." ~ Matthew #BackofBeyond #backofbeyondbooks #BoBBStaffPick #bobbstaffpicks #moab #moabutah #eatsleepreadlocal #bookrecommendations #booktok #bookstagram

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TONIGHT!!!

Tonight, from 5:30-7:00pm, Brianna Madia will be available to sign her newest release, "Never Leave the Dogs Behind," here at Back of Beyond Books.

#BackofBeyond #BackofBeyondBooks #moab #moabutah #neverleavethedogsbehind #eatsleepreadlocal #booksigning

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TONIGHT!!! Tonight, from 5:30-7:00pm, Brianna Madia will be available to sign her newest release, "Never Leave the Dogs Behind," here at Back of Beyond Books. #BackofBeyond #BackofBeyondBooks #moab #moabutah #neverleavethedogsbehind #eatsleepreadlocal #booksigning

A long-awaited Staff Pick, from Matthew!

"The Last Samurai"
By Helen DeWitt

"Everyone I know should read this, but who will? In 1990s London, a poor American mother named Sibylla rides the Tube with her 2-year-old son Ludo. Ludo reads Homer in Greek. He`s also learning Arabic, then more languages, then wild foraging, Gaussian math, aerodynamics, and "Straight, No Chaser"...He`s a fatherless prodigy. For years, mother & son obsess over Akira Kurosawa`s 1954 film "Seven Samurai." By his 12th birthday, the film has inspired Ludo to find and test a father worthy of him.

The thing about this novel is, someone picks it up expecting Tom Cruise, and instead it`s sometimes like an instruction manual for basic Japanese. But it`s not about the elitism of being smart. In fact, the experience of reading it feels pretty anti-elitist. This is a story about ambition. Its meaning, its limits. It doesn`t say, `Only an intellectual gets this.` It asks, `Well, why couldn`t you, yes, YOU, Reader, learn a little Japanese, like little Ludo?` Yes, it is sometimes a little like an instruction manual: one for cultivating ambition in a culture that`s comfortable with a low bar. It`s also a story about stories, and chance, truth, heroes, money, and death. And, it`s constantly funny. Okay, so it`s not my favorite novel. But it`s been a while since I felt this seen by a novel. `The Last Samurai` can see you, too. A good samurai will parry the blow."

~ Matthew

#BackofBeyond #backofbeyondbooks #BoBBStaffPick #bobbstaffpicks #moab #moabutah #eatsleepreadlocal #bookrecommendations #booktok #bookstagram

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A long-awaited Staff Pick, from Matthew! "The Last Samurai" By Helen DeWitt "Everyone I know should read this, but who will? In 1990s London, a poor American mother named Sibylla rides the Tube with her 2-year-old son Ludo. Ludo reads Homer in Greek. He's also learning Arabic, then more languages, then wild foraging, Gaussian math, aerodynamics, and "Straight, No Chaser"...He's a fatherless prodigy. For years, mother & son obsess over Akira Kurosawa's 1954 film "Seven Samurai." By his 12th birthday, the film has inspired Ludo to find and test a father worthy of him. The thing about this novel is, someone picks it up expecting Tom Cruise, and instead it's sometimes like an instruction manual for basic Japanese. But it's not about the elitism of being smart. In fact, the experience of reading it feels pretty anti-elitist. This is a story about ambition. Its meaning, its limits. It doesn't say, 'Only an intellectual gets this.' It asks, 'Well, why couldn't you, yes, YOU, Reader, learn a little Japanese, like little Ludo?' Yes, it is sometimes a little like an instruction manual: one for cultivating ambition in a culture that's comfortable with a low bar. It's also a story about stories, and chance, truth, heroes, money, and death. And, it's constantly funny. Okay, so it's not my favorite novel. But it's been a while since I felt this seen by a novel. 'The Last Samurai' can see you, too. A good samurai will parry the blow." ~ Matthew #BackofBeyond #backofbeyondbooks #BoBBStaffPick #bobbstaffpicks #moab #moabutah #eatsleepreadlocal #bookrecommendations #booktok #bookstagram