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Still, if the goal of a certain kind of big-swing public-intellectual book is to afflict the comfortable, then this book is a bracing way to afflict yourself, for the low price of thirty-five dollars.—
Andrew Marantz,
The New Yorker,
14 Dec. 2024 -
Sometimes a bracing perspective emerges through formal play, as in a tight epic of a poem about an atrocity.—
The Atlantic,
The Atlantic,
4 Dec. 2024
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This take on the classic state fair confection is surprisingly refreshing, with an ambiguously fruity taste that isn’t as cloyingly sweet as the beer’s frightening shade of teal might suggest.—
Bradley Hohulin,
IndyStar,
3 Aug. 2025
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This refreshing, zesty spin on a classic tiramisu is the ideal treat to serve at your next summer gathering.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
3 Aug. 2025
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“Stimulatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stimulatory. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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