Some Appetizing Fiction

Some Appetizing Fiction

Some Appetizing Fi...

Stalin's Ghost: An Arkady Renko Novel

Martin Cruz Smith

Pocket, 2008

Another good Russian story

+ Remarkably good at details of Russian life
+ Arkady Is Back!
+ Arkady Fan

No Country for Old Men

Cormac McCarthy

Vintage, 2006

The Coin Has No Say

+ Whipped Through That One
+ When is evil too much to face?
+ An Engaging and Thought-Provoking Book

The Story of Edgar Sawtelle: A Novel

David Wroblewski

Ecco, 2008

Story telling at its best.

Excellent story telling technique makes material that is not at first glance the best for a suspenseful page-turner into just that. Vivid descriptions advance, do not distract from, the story.

Skeletons at the Feast

Chris Bohjalian

Shaye Areheart Books, 2008

Awesome!!

+ Skeleton's at the Feast
+ great read
+ Filled with haunting characters one comes to care about
+ I loved It!

Chasing Harry Winston: A Novel

Lauren Weisberger

Simon & Schuster, 2008

Pleasantly Surprised

+ Enjoyable, easy read

I was pleasantly surprised by how much I liked this book. I didn't enjoy the author's second book at all, which I thought was just a clone of her first novel, the famous "Devil Wears Prada." I'm happy to report that Ms. Weisberger really branches out with her latest book, "Chasing Harry Winston." ...

The Story of a Marriage: A Novel

Andrew Sean Greer

Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008

A multi-layered shimmer that bedazzles

+ Ultimately rewarding
+ "This is a war story. It was not meant to be."

Andrew Sean Greer is a riot of talent. He carves his words with such precision that one can have no choice but to be surrender to his writing. His works, including Story of a Marriage, always deal with the subtle underplay of the human mind, and ultimately reveal the fragility of our existence. I ...

Tangerine Dream

Ken Douglas

Bootleg Press, 2008

Shades of a Past President and his Problem

+ Very Good Book Club Pick
+ All in all, a good book

United States Senator Stacy Sterling is running for president. He's also running for some kind of record with young hookers that his newscaster wife doesn't know about. She's in New Zealand, he's in San Francisco. She's on vacation with her daughter Dylan. He's on vacation too, only the child he's ...

The Great Man

Kate Christensen

Anchor, 2008

Portrait of an Artist and his Subjects

+ A Terrific Idea for a Novel

When an influential figure painter, Oscar Feldman, dies suddenly, he is eulogized and his obituary describes him as a man who left behind a wife of many years, a son, and his sister, Maxine Feldman, also a painter. But what the obituary leaves out, and what is discovered by two men, designated ...

The Shadow Catcher: A Novel

Marianne Wiggins

Simon & Schuster, 2008

Syncronocity is unbelievable

+ The Shadow Catcher
+ Unexpectedly brilliant
+ Astounding

Love the One You're With

Emily Giffin

St. Martin's Press, 2008

Can't put it down

+ You won't be able to put it down!
+ What if...
+ Fantastic!

Mister Pip

Lloyd Jones

Dial Press Trade Paperback, 2008

The Impact of To Kill a Mockingbird

+ Take Me Away -
+ Mr. Pip- a wonderful, enthralling novel
+ Well written, but it doesn't quite ring true

Mudbound

Hillary Jordan

Algonquin Books, 2008

"Violence is part and parcel of country life."

+ Mudbound people and relationships
+ Language and voices tell the same story
+ Mudbound is bound for the movies
+ A Must Read!! One of the best books I've read in a very long time!!

Certain Girls

Jennifer Weiner

Simon & Schuster Audio, 2008

Was not disappointed...

+ Sequel well-worth the wait

After reading many of these reviews, I was a bit hesitant about reading this book. I have read and loved all of Jennifer Weiner's books and I was worried that I would be disappointed. Well, I worried for no reason. I read Certain Girls in one day (and that is while dealing with three kids of my ...

The Third Angel: A Novel

Alice Hoffman

Shaye Areheart Books, 2008

Very Enjoyable Reading!

+ Another good read from Alice Hoffman
+ A great summer beach read!
+ Lyrical and Wonderful
+ Couldn't put it down!