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The Philosopher's Apprentice: A Novel 15 reviews
James Morrow
William Morrow, 2008
A fun, amusing read, with many dashes of philosophy
+ Four Stars
A very good read, with a setting in the science fiction present. Lots of fun playing with philosophy and how it can or cannot infuse your life. A woman clones younger versions of herself, then hires moral counsellors to fill in the gaps in their upbringing (or lack thereof). Explores how this ...
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We Disappear: A Novel (P.S.) 16 reviews
Scott Heim
Harper Perennial, 2008
A Commentary for We Disappear
+ haunting
+ A gem!
+ Heim's best book yet
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The Kept Man5 reviews
Jami Attenberg
Riverhead Hardcover, 2007
Beautiful Book
+ An Author at the Height of The Craft
+ A Writer To Watch Out For!
THE KEPT MAN is a beautiful book about love and loss, and how people find themselves stuck and immobile. Attenberg nails modern day Brooklyn, the concept of the proxy urban family, and the art world, and sucks you right in with her stunning prose. Her narrator is compelling and wonderfully flawed ...
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A Fraction of the Whole61 reviews
Steve Toltz
Spiegel & Grau, 2008
An extraordinary story well told
+ Excellent story!
+ Reminds me why I became a writer
+ Should have won the booker!
+ A Stellar Debut
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Life Class: A Novel 25 reviews
Pat Barker
Doubleday, 2008
Interesting setting; uninspired characters
+ A coda to the "Regeneration" trilogy
I haven't read much fiction set during WWI and I thought the juxtaposition of the war front and the art school was very interesting and promising. The setting did come alive: the isolation of the art world and the horror of the battlefield hosptial are both well drawn. Unfortunately, the ...
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Wit's End 17 reviews
Karen Joy Fowler
Putnam Adult, 2008
Family, fiction, Internet
Fiction, family, loss, recovery and the Internet intersect in this novel in a fascinating mix. The Santa Cruz setting is wonderful and the political asides are great. I highly recommend it.
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The Memory Keeper's Daughter873 reviews
Kim Edwards
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2006
Freeze Frame
+ What a memory!!!
On a snowy winter night in 1964, Dr. David Henry is forced to deliver his twins and makes a split-second decision that forever alters theh lives of everyone involved. When it is apparent to him that his daughter has Down's Syndrome, he asks the nurse to take her to an institution, without telling ...
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Atonement762 reviews
Ian Mcewan
Anchor, 2007
Beautifully written and engrossing.
+ Atonement is a work of art!
+ Not a quick read.
+ Reconciliation...Really?
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The Sugar Queen52 reviews
Sarah Addison Allen
Bantam, 2008
Sweet Read
+ Sugar Queen
+ The Sugar Queen is SWEET.
+ Fairy-tale sweet
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Unaccustomed Earth119 reviews
Jhumpa Lahiri
Knopf, 2008
A Perfect 10
+ Book of short stories - Cover to cover without a break?
+ It was so good, it made me cry
+ Rich with detail and complexity, these short stories are novels that end too soon
+ Emotions will linger long after you've finished the book
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Desperation Moon 26 reviews
Ken Douglas
Bootleg Press, 2003
Great find!
+ Non-Stop Action
+ A New Fan
+ A Book I Could Not Put Down
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Then We Came to the End: A Novel217 reviews
Joshua Ferris
Back Bay Books, 2008
I Laughed, I Cried - Three Thoughts
+ Adperson's anomie
+ Funny, fantastic, tragic book (and gorgeous dust jacket design!)
+ Funny, and a little bit of drama
+ One of the best you'll ever read!
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After Hours at the Almost Home6 reviews
Tara Yellen
Unbridled Books, 2008
A Rising Star at the "Almost Home"
+ This book will be a movie one day
+ Great read
Tara Yellen has a way with words that describes places, people and their lives in a way that compels you to keep turning the page. The setting is a bar in Denver on Super Bowl Sunday, not a locale that I know - or didn't - until I read Ms. Yellens first novel. She breathed life into her characters ...
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The Girl with No Shadow (published in the UK as The Lollipop Shoes)24 reviews
Joanne Harris
William Morrow, 2008
Relevant Magic
+ tri-perspective treat
+ More Witchy than Chocolat
+ Dark Chocolate for second helpings
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Suite Francaise374 reviews
Irene Nemirovsky
Vintage, 2007
One of the best, by far.
+ Unfinished masterpiece
+ Wanted more and more!! .such a tragedy she is gone...
+ Subtle, Powerful, Unfinished - An Astonishing Survival
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Daughter of York: A Novel11 reviews
Anne Easter Smith
Touchstone, 2008
Daughter of York
+ Historical Fiction at it's best!
"History is delicious and engaging in Daughter of York. Anne Easter Smith's fresh writing and captivating personages draw her readers so deeply into fifteenth century Europe, they will find it difficult to return to the present. Walk with Margaret of York through a world meticulously researched ...
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The House at Riverton: A Novel114 reviews
Kate Morton
Atria, 2008
Couldn't Put it Down!!
+ Same book, different name!
+ Enchanting Fiction
+ The House at Riverton
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The Other Boleyn Girl (Movie Tie-In) (Boleyn)827 reviews
Philippa Gregory
Touchstone, 2008
Enjoyed the book, much better than the movie
+ The Other Boleyn Girl
+ Great read!!
+ Wonderful Story
+ The Other Boleyn Girl
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Salvage6 reviews
Jane F. Kotapish
Macadam Cage Pub, 2008
Kotapish weaves magic into her imagery
+ Watch This Writer
+ Dealing with depth
+ Startling writing
+ Jane Kotapish paints a verbal masterpiece in Salvage
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Belong to Me: A Novel52 reviews
Marisa De Los Santos
William Morrow, 2008
From S. Krishna's Books
+ Smarter than most ChickLit ... but not as good as "Love Walked In"
+ Complex personal relationships
+ Always fun to reconnect with a favorite character
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