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#251 | Why Hattie Williams’ Debut Novel ‘Bitter Sweet’ Is Proof Men Should Read More Women’s Fiction
Douglas Vigliotti 6/23/25 Douglas Vigliotti 6/23/25

#251 | Why Hattie Williams’ Debut Novel ‘Bitter Sweet’ Is Proof Men Should Read More Women’s Fiction

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#249 | How All Men Can Relate to the Journey of Identity and Growth in ‘We the Animals’
Douglas Vigliotti 6/9/25 Douglas Vigliotti 6/9/25

#249 | How All Men Can Relate to the Journey of Identity and Growth in ‘We the Animals’

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#247 | Special Edition: How I Curate ‘Books for Men' and What I Read More Broadly
Douglas Vigliotti 5/26/25 Douglas Vigliotti 5/26/25

#247 | Special Edition: How I Curate ‘Books for Men' and What I Read More Broadly

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#246 | What Is the Core Tension in Leo Tolstoy’s Classic Russian Novel ‘Anna Karenina’?—and Why It Matters Today for Modern Men
Douglas Vigliotti 5/19/25 Douglas Vigliotti 5/19/25

#246 | What Is the Core Tension in Leo Tolstoy’s Classic Russian Novel ‘Anna Karenina’?—and Why It Matters Today for Modern Men

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#244 | Coming-of-Age Mixed with Gritty Crime Fiction—Yes, Please—And Why Foreign Novels Can Be a Breath of Fresh Air
Douglas Vigliotti 5/5/25 Douglas Vigliotti 5/5/25

#244 | Coming-of-Age Mixed with Gritty Crime Fiction—Yes, Please—And Why Foreign Novels Can Be a Breath of Fresh Air

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#241 | What Makes 'The God of the Woods' a Must-Read Literary Mystery?
Douglas Vigliotti 4/14/25 Douglas Vigliotti 4/14/25

#241 | What Makes 'The God of the Woods' a Must-Read Literary Mystery?

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#239 | Is ‘American Psycho’ a Better Novel or Movie? Don’t Miss the Point of This Edgy Bret Easton Ellis Satire, or Christian Bale’s Brilliant Patrick Bateman!
Douglas Vigliotti 3/31/25 Douglas Vigliotti 3/31/25

#239 | Is ‘American Psycho’ a Better Novel or Movie? Don’t Miss the Point of This Edgy Bret Easton Ellis Satire, or Christian Bale’s Brilliant Patrick Bateman!

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#237 | Why ‘Last Exit to Brooklyn’ Might Be the Most Unflinching Portrait (Ever) of Lower-Class Life in Literature
Douglas Vigliotti 3/17/25 Douglas Vigliotti 3/17/25

#237 | Why ‘Last Exit to Brooklyn’ Might Be the Most Unflinching Portrait (Ever) of Lower-Class Life in Literature

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#235 | What Can John Fante’s ‘Ask the Dust’ Teach Us About Love, Loss, and Life’s Purpose?
Douglas Vigliotti 3/3/25 Douglas Vigliotti 3/3/25

#235 | What Can John Fante’s ‘Ask the Dust’ Teach Us About Love, Loss, and Life’s Purpose?

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#234 | Is ’One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’ a Better Novel or Movie? Ken Kesey vs. Milos Forman, Randle McMurphy vs. Nurse Ratched, and More!
Douglas Vigliotti 2/24/25 Douglas Vigliotti 2/24/25

#234 | Is ’One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’ a Better Novel or Movie? Ken Kesey vs. Milos Forman, Randle McMurphy vs. Nurse Ratched, and More!

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#230 | Is ’No Country for Old Men’ a Better Novel or Movie? Cormac McCarthy’s Masterpiece vs. The Coen Brothers Oscar-Winning Adaptation
Douglas Vigliotti 1/27/25 Douglas Vigliotti 1/27/25

#230 | Is ’No Country for Old Men’ a Better Novel or Movie? Cormac McCarthy’s Masterpiece vs. The Coen Brothers Oscar-Winning Adaptation

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#229 | When I Think of a ‘Thriller’ Novel This Is What I Think Of
Douglas Vigliotti 1/20/25 Douglas Vigliotti 1/20/25

#229 | When I Think of a ‘Thriller’ Novel This Is What I Think Of

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#227 | This Short Novel Will Change the Way You Look At the ‘World’
Douglas Vigliotti 1/6/25 Douglas Vigliotti 1/6/25

#227 | This Short Novel Will Change the Way You Look At the ‘World’

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#226 | 12 Great Quotes from 2024 + What to Expect in 2025
Douglas Vigliotti 12/30/24 Douglas Vigliotti 12/30/24

#226 | 12 Great Quotes from 2024 + What to Expect in 2025

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#224 | ‘Reasons to Live’—Why What Isn’t There Is Just as Important as What Is
Douglas Vigliotti 12/16/24 Douglas Vigliotti 12/16/24

#224 | ‘Reasons to Live’—Why What Isn’t There Is Just as Important as What Is

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#222 | Does ‘The Catcher in the Rye’ Still Speak to Modern Youth? Maybe More than Ever.
Douglas Vigliotti 12/2/24 Douglas Vigliotti 12/2/24

#222 | Does ‘The Catcher in the Rye’ Still Speak to Modern Youth? Maybe More than Ever.

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#217 | October 2024 Recap: A Literary Classic, How to ‘Act’, and Japanese Noir
Douglas Vigliotti 10/28/24 Douglas Vigliotti 10/28/24

#217 | October 2024 Recap: A Literary Classic, How to ‘Act’, and Japanese Noir

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#216 | Fuminori Nakamura: Subtle, Dark, Complex—Maybe the Most Underrated Author in America
Douglas Vigliotti 10/21/24 Douglas Vigliotti 10/21/24

#216 | Fuminori Nakamura: Subtle, Dark, Complex—Maybe the Most Underrated Author in America

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#214 | What Makes 'The Great Gatsby' the Great American Novel?
Douglas Vigliotti 10/7/24 Douglas Vigliotti 10/7/24

#214 | What Makes 'The Great Gatsby' the Great American Novel?

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#213 | September 2024 Recap: Novel to Film Adaptations, Ancient Japanese Literature, and a Memoir on the Meaning of Life
Douglas Vigliotti 9/30/24 Douglas Vigliotti 9/30/24

#213 | September 2024 Recap: Novel to Film Adaptations, Ancient Japanese Literature, and a Memoir on the Meaning of Life

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