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Aaron Thier

Aaron Thier is a freelance writer.

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Love, Sam: On the Letters of Samuel Beckett (Letters, Books and the Arts)

Samuel Beckett wants you to have a less bad day.

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The Edge of Comprehension: On Steven Millhauser (Fiction, Books and the Arts)

With We Others, Steven Millhauser remains the master of the inevitable ending in American fiction.
 

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Break Their Hearts: On Chris Bachelder (Fiction, Humor, Books and the Arts)

In his novel Abbott Awaits, Chris Bachelder employs his comic wackiness to great effect.

Aaron Thier
When Nothing Happens: On David Bezmozgis (Fiction, Books and the Arts)

The Free World is a novel about lives suspended at a moment when everything is uncertain. It is about frustration. Unfortunately, it too is frustrating.

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Suitors: On Julia Holmes (Fiction)

Julia Holmes's Meeks is a novel full of a jittery sadness and an uncontrollable kind of joy.

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Love and Hardship: On Gary Shteyngart (Fiction)

Is Super Sad True Love Story the kind of novel Gary Shteyngart might previously have held in contempt?

Aaron Thier