Book Reviews Archives
Brom, Krampus: The Yule Lord…
Giving “Christmas spirit” a new meaning, Brom’s bold fa… more »
Lydia Netzer, Shine Shine Shi…
Lydia Netzer creates a sci-fi folk tale with her debut novel, weaving tog… more »
Megan Abbott, Dare Me…
Megan Abbott’s Dare Me is Bring It On in a Blue Velvet world. Abbot… more »
Carlos Fuentes, Vlad
In Vlad, Mexican literary giant Carlos Fuentes puts his own spin on the c… more »
Muriel Spark, The Girls of Sl…
In this slim tale centered around a London ladies’ hostel at the en… more »
Alice Hoffman, The Dovekeeper…
Reaching back to the first century, Hoffman offers a feminist retelling o… more »
Amy Bloom, Away
After surviving the pogroms that killed her parents, husband, and child, … more »
Paula McLain, The Paris Wife…
This fictionalized account of Ernest Hemingway’s first marriage, to… more »
Markus Zusak, The Book Thief…
Death narrates this now-iconic young adult novel about an illiterate youn… more »
Toni Morrison, Home
Twenty-four-year-old Frank Money is plotting his escape from a nuthouse (… more »
Suzanne Collins, The Hunger G…
Readers will root for Katniss despite — and even because of —… more »
Eowyn Ivey, The Snow Child…
A magical yet realistic fairy tale of the Alaskan Wilderness Alaskan writ… more »
Shalom Auslander, Hope: A Tra…
The title of Shalom Auslander’s debut novel, Hope: A Tragedy, is as… more »
Don DeLillo, The Angel Esmera…
A tour through one of the most fertile literary careers of the past 40 ye… more »
Dana Spiotta, Stone Arabia…
A first rate rock ‘n’ roll novel, and an ode to family Dana S… more »
Lily Tuck, I Married You for …
The aftermath of an unexpected death An unexpected death can throw the li… more »
Justin Torres, We the Animals…
A debut novel that’s packed full of life There’s just so much… more »
Kazuo Ishiguro, Nocturnes…
Ishiguro turns his finely tuned ear to the theme of music — sweet h… more »
