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COD's avatar

Dude-Lit is a thing. A friend and I maintained a blog back in the heyday of blogs where we reviewed what we called "Virile Lit." Books about war, outdoor adventures, sports, and classic dude-driven detective stories. I think we maintained it for a year and a half or so.

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I read The Gifted School and think the trade paperback cover is more similar to other books I read like it. Really making me unpack my own biases! I would have very different expectations of the hardcover and the paperback covers shown. I actually did not care for the book - I found the class analysis too shallow and the pace uneven. I still read it in two days, though.

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