That Night23 reviews Alice Mcdermott Dial Press Trade Paperback, 1999 Forget the movie - read the book + Not Her Best But Pretty Good I've just re-read this book after almost 20 years and found it as fresh and original and as moving as the first time. McDermott's style is sparse yet rich - if that sounds like a contradiction, think of a short poem that evokes an entire world in a few lines. This book does the same, in prose that ...             The Girls: A Novel110 reviews Lori Lansens Back Bay Books, 2007 Beautiful layered novel! + a sweet, heartwarming story + Loved this novel + Believable and Enjoyable             Bel Canto (P.S.)582 reviews Ann Patchett Harper Perennial, 2005 Patchett Delivers Again + simply wonderful + Stunning and Emotional + Bel Canto             Atonement: A Novel752 reviews Ian McEwan Anchor, 2003 A Writer Learns About Life + Loved it! + My favorite book... ever. There are so many reviews of this book already that I am loathe to add more redundant verbiage to the pile. So I'll just say that this is my third Ian McEwan novel (having read "On Chesil Beach" and "Saturday" before I read this one), and I must say that he is now one of my favorite writers. This ...             The Feast of Love: A Novel156 reviews Charles Baxter Vintage, 2001 A Fabulous Feast + Better for the Young + Good book! A gorgeous, lush, heartbreaking, glittering exploration of romantic love in all its forms. The style takes a little getting used to, but once you're in, you're hooked as Baxter spins you through the lives and passions of a handful of related characters. Rich, wise, and funny, the book is a feast ...             On Writing807 reviews Stephen King Pocket, 2001 This is how it's done! + Cool + 1/2 Memoir, 1/2 how to... + A Writer's Story; A Writer's Craft             An Artist of the Floating World34 reviews Kazuo Ishiguro Vintage, 1989 Book about ghosts from the past and catharsis + Portrait of the Artist as an Old Man + "We, at least, acted on what we believed and did our utmost" Kazuo Ishiguro is definitively one of my favorite contemporary writers and this novel is surely reminding me why? "An Artist of the Floating World" is first Ishiguro's novel that I've read which is settled in Japan and it brings such a fabulous picture of so many aspects of Japan society, ...             Aspects of the Novel13 reviews E.M. Forster Harvest Books, 1956 Nothing Else Like It + mostly insightful + Genius Sometimes one reads a book and it opens up the brain and heart in such a way that one views the world differently thereafter. This is such a book. You will never again read a novel and think about the book in front of you or how it was written in quite the same way. There is nothing else like ...             Look at Me: A Novel79 reviews Jennifer Egan Anchor, 2002 Gorgeous, witty, and wise + Great ambition on display I just reread this book for the first time since it came out, and I was dazzled anew. There are aspects of the narrative that have really stayed with me ever since my first read: the main character's description of people's "shadow selves" had a tremendous impact on how I see myself and others. ...             Geek Love: A Novel243 reviews Katherine Dunn Vintage, 2002 It IS Different, Thank God + Mesmerizing yet stomach-churning + An Excellent Novel + Great Book, mostly             Bel Canto (P.S.)582 reviews Ann Patchett Harper Perennial, 2005 Patchett Delivers Again + simply wonderful + Stunning and Emotional + Bel Canto             Look at Me: A Novel79 reviews Jennifer Egan Anchor, 2002 Gorgeous, witty, and wise + Great ambition on display I just reread this book for the first time since it came out, and I was dazzled anew. There are aspects of the narrative that have really stayed with me ever since my first read: the main character's description of people's "shadow selves" had a tremendous impact on how I see myself and others. ...             The Girls: A Novel110 reviews Lori Lansens Back Bay Books, 2007 Beautiful layered novel! + a sweet, heartwarming story + Loved this novel + Believable and Enjoyable             That Night22 reviews Alice Mcdermott Dial Press Trade Paperback, 1999 Forget the movie - read the book + Not Her Best But Pretty Good I've just re-read this book after almost 20 years and found it as fresh and original and as moving as the first time. McDermott's style is sparse yet rich - if that sounds like a contradiction, think of a short poem that evokes an entire world in a few lines. This book does the same, in prose that ...             On Writing807 reviews Stephen King Pocket, 2001 This is how it's done! + Cool + 1/2 Memoir, 1/2 how to... + A Writer's Story; A Writer's Craft             Atonement: A Novel752 reviews Ian McEwan Anchor, 2003 A Writer Learns About Life + Loved it! + My favorite book... ever. There are so many reviews of this book already that I am loathe to add more redundant verbiage to the pile. So I'll just say that this is my third Ian McEwan novel (having read "On Chesil Beach" and "Saturday" before I read this one), and I must say that he is now one of my favorite writers. This ...             An Artist of the Floating World34 reviews Kazuo Ishiguro Vintage, 1989 Book about ghosts from the past and catharsis + Portrait of the Artist as an Old Man + "We, at least, acted on what we believed and did our utmost" Kazuo Ishiguro is definitively one of my favorite contemporary writers and this novel is surely reminding me why? "An Artist of the Floating World" is first Ishiguro's novel that I've read which is settled in Japan and it brings such a fabulous picture of so many aspects of Japan society, ...             Geek Love: A Novel243 reviews Katherine Dunn Vintage, 2002 It IS Different, Thank God + Mesmerizing yet stomach-churning + An Excellent Novel + Great Book, mostly             The Feast of Love: A Novel156 reviews Charles Baxter Vintage, 2001 A Fabulous Feast + Better for the Young + Good book! A gorgeous, lush, heartbreaking, glittering exploration of romantic love in all its forms. The style takes a little getting used to, but once you're in, you're hooked as Baxter spins you through the lives and passions of a handful of related characters. Rich, wise, and funny, the book is a feast ...             Aspects of the Novel13 reviews E.M. Forster Harvest Books, 1956 Nothing Else Like It + mostly insightful + Genius Sometimes one reads a book and it opens up the brain and heart in such a way that one views the world differently thereafter. This is such a book. You will never again read a novel and think about the book in front of you or how it was written in quite the same way. There is nothing else like ...