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Posted on: August 16, 2017

Lincoln in the Bardo

Lincoln in the Bardo

by George Saunders

Reviewed by Matt:
This strange and unexpectedly moving novel follows President Lincoln’s 11-year-old son Willie beyond his death from typhoid fever into an intermediate realm full of restless souls in a Georgetown cemetery.

(Maggie and Janet think the audio version is amazing - read by the author, Nick Offerman, David Sedaris, and a full cast.)

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