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Book · 2024 · American literature

The Familiar

by Leigh Bardugo · Recommended by 2 people on 1 podcast

Why people recommend it

Summary coming soon. 4 mentions below.

Who recommended it

Leigh Bardugo — 2 mentions
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“and with the familiar this is my first historical fiction set during the Spanish Inquisition and it is very much a standalone”
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“there's no way I could have written the familiar at the start of my career the first book I tried to write in a writing class was historical fiction said in Los Angeles”
Gilbert Cruz — 2 mentions
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“when I was done with the familiar and I got to the acknowledgements and the section in the back it was like I was reading a biography”
Discussed
“the Magic in the familiar is grounded in language Lucia the main character is able to perform what those around her regard as Miracles”

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Other mentions (4: passing, ad reads, own books)
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“Lee bardugo is the author behind the Shadow and Bone Trilogy the novel's ninth house in hellbent and her latest the familiar”
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“Your Shadow and Bone series was inspired by zarus Russia but but the familiar is not inspired by history”
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“this is the book review podcast I'm Gilbert Cruz and I'm here with bestselling author Lee bardugo who is talking about her new novel The Familiar”
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“that was my conversation with Lee bardugo about her latest novel The Familiar”