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Goodness: Dinosaurs by Lydia Millet

In the absorbing novel Dinosaurs by Lydia Millet, a privileged man does his best to be decent.

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Marcia Yudkin
Oct 15, 2026
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In Lydia Millet’s 2022 novel Dinosaurs, a mild-mannered, self-effacing, middle-aged man named Gil is trying to do good in the world. Nothing heroic, just everyday decency. Having inherited a fortune …

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