Richard Powers: Gold Bug Variations

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Gold Bug Variations

A national bestseller, voted by Time as the #1 novel of 1991, selected as one of the "Best Books of 1991" by Publishers Weekly, and nominated for a National Book Critics Circle Award--a magnificent story that probes the meaning of love, science, music, and art, by the brilliant author of Three Farmers on Their Way to a Dance. (read review)

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“But will they be reading this book 100 years from now?

I honestly don't know what to make of this novel.

Quite a while ago I was watching "Book TV" on CSPAN2 (I admit it, I'm a nerd - I should have been watching a basketball game like everybody else) and saw a group of book critics discussing contemporary literature. One of the critics was complaining about the poor quality of the reviews on Amazon.com - and I'm certain this review will be a perfect example of that claim....”

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