| |
|
The Resurrectionist
Jack O'Connell
Algonquin Books, 2008
For dark and terrifying atmosphere there is no better mystery writer than O'Connell!
+ A Real Worcester Tornado!
+ Kept me interested:
For dark and terrifying atmosphere there is no better mystery writer than O'Connell. This story of a man caring for his son in a coma revolves around a fantasy comic book and the nature of consciousness.
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
Perfect Family: A Novel
Pam Lewis
Simon & Schuster, 2008
Couldn't put it down
+ compelling reading
+ Perfect Family is a Perfect Summer Book
+ Great Read!
+ Thoughtful, unhurried summer read
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
The Senator's Wife
Sue Miller
Knopf, 2008
Characters are complex, not evil
Unlike many readers, I found the ending merely sad, not shocking or a sign of Meri's moral bankruptcy. Meri is far from perfect, and what she does at the end is clearly not noble or ethical. But she has lacked love all her life -- her husband seems too self-absorbed to love her -- and she honestly ...
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
Song Yet Sung
James McBride
Riverhead Hardcover, 2008
excellent
+ Important and beautiful, but occasionally over the top
+ More please
+ A beautiful prophetic black slave who escapes only to evade an unusually dangerous pose of men
+ Well Done
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
The White Tiger: A Novel
Aravind Adiga
Free Press, 2008
Ehalivan 2
+ Brilliant first novel!
+ Dear Mr Premier, there are some things about India you should know...
+ Four Thumbs Up
+ A Voice Like Dave Eggers
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
Tangerine Dream
Ken Douglas
Bootleg Press, 2003
Good fiction
+ A Nice book
+ Made me wonder, what if?
I really liked this book. The ending was one of the best, the writing was good and made me feel like I was really out there on the ocean, sailing with those girls and that's what fiction is all about.
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
River of Heaven: A Novel
Lee Martin
Shaye Areheart Books, 2008
Another great read from a gifted storyteller
+ "It was a long time ago and we were different people"
+ My Midwest
+ A sweet and tragic story, well-told
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
Chez Moi
Agnes Desarthe
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2008
Make yourself at home in Chez Moi
+ magical
+ Little Gem of a Book
Agnes Desarthe's Chez Moi is a classic novel in the style of Like Water for Chocolate: A Novel in Monthly Installments with Recipes, Romances, and Home Remedies and Chocolat that revels in the sensual and emotional power of truly great food. Its narrator, Myriam, is a talented cook with a forged ...
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
His Illegal Self
Peter Carey
Knopf, 2008
The Families We Create
In Peter Carey's new novel His Illegal Self, the child, a seven year old called Che is not only a willing party to abduction, he's actually been waiting for it.
"They will come for you, man. They'll break you out of here"
his neighbour predicts, referring to the boy's parents, famous student ...
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
World Without End
Ken Follett
Dutton Adult, 2007
The Great Soap
+ Excellent - I could hardly put it down
+ GREAT SEQUEL!
+ Ken Follett has done it again!
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
The Plague of Doves: A Novel
Louise Erdrich
Harper, 2008
I can still do it
+ Plague of Doves
+ A Satisfying Read
+ A multi-layered tour-de-force
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
The Girl with No Shadow (published in the UK as The Lollipop Shoes)
Joanne Harris
William Morrow, 2008
Fantastic!
+ Dark Chocolate for second helpings
+ Delicious!
I love way Joanne Harris paints her books - you can smell, taste, hear, see what the characters do. It's so atmospheric, "try me, taste me". The 3 different points of view that this book shares with it's readers gives such a full description of what's going on - and how the characters feel about ...
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
The House at Riverton: A Novel
Kate Morton
Atria, 2008
The return of the show "Upstairs/Downstairs"
+ Atmospheric mystery
+ Thoroughly enjoyable
This book is very similar to the PBS TV show from the 70's called Upstairs/Downstairs. It was about an English household told from the domestic service maid, Grace. It flips from 1924 and back to 1999. The story is alittle mystery, alittle love story and lots of great reading!
This is a joy to ...
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
The Philosopher's Apprentice: A Novel
James Morrow
William Morrow, 2008
Morrow's brilliance continues
+ To Morrow, tomorrow
+ Four Stars
James Morrow continues to poke Western society in its most sensitive spots, never resorting to the cudgel, and always making us laugh, chortle, or smirk even as we wince. The Philosopher's Apprentice continues the grand Morrow tradition, slaughtering the sacred cows of cloning, abortion, the value ...
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
Change of Heart: A Novel
Jodi Picoult
Atria, 2008
A page turner.
+ more of a homage than a copy
+ A good, quick read
I enjoyed this book. It brings up the issue of the death penalty with a twist or two. I loved the character of Maggie. She seemed to develop most in the story. I loved the way it all played out. I didn't give it 5 stars because of the VERY obvious elements taken (stolen?) from Stephen Kings Green ...
|
|
|
|
|
|
