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Unaccustomed Earth
Jhumpa Lahiri
Knopf, 2008
Beautiful
+ Excellent book
+ Wonderful characters
+ A comforting familiarity
+ Simply put--Amazing.
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The Ten-Year Nap
Meg Wolitzer
Riverhead Hardcover, 2008
Beautiful Eloquent Novel
+ Good book, but just started it
Meg Wolitzer does an amazing job of creating interesting multi dimensional characters. I was so engrossed in the lives of the women. This is a beautiful character study of moms and the choices they have to make and how that effects everything. The varying viewpoints and flashbacks enrich this ...
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The Invention of Everything Else
Samantha Hunt
Houghton Mifflin, 2008
absolutely wondrous!
+ Dreamy historical fiction
+ fantastic!!!!!!!!
+ The fine line between fact and fiction
+ "Quite honestly, radio is a nuisance. I know. I'm its father."
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The Somnambulist
Jonathan Barnes
William Morrow, 2008
Wickedly funny
This book was so much fun to read. As the author warns - it is perhaps without any literary merit whatsoever. But it is good, good fun. Silly, bizarre and quirky to the end. A great beach read for those who like well written prose about crazy, nonsensical characters on an equally crazy adventure.
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Wit's End
Karen Joy Fowler
Putnam Adult, 2008
Very Enjoyable
+ The Wit Continues
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. It was charming and gentle, but held my attention throughout. I enjoyed the descriptions of the setting, and the whole premise of the story. I can easily see myself rereading it several years from now. Bravo!
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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 ...
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Charity Girl
Michael Lowenthal
Mariner Books, 2008
provocative novel explores societal repression and one woman's personal liberation
+ Intersting insight into a piece of American histroy...
+ More please!
During World War I, American authorities indiscriminately arrested and incarcerated over 30,000 women, most of whom committed no crime. Jailed for dressing provocatively, walking without escorts or prostitution, over half of the arrested women were detained for months while receiving treatment for ...
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Off Season
Anne Rivers Siddons
Grand Central Publishing, 2008
A True Winner
+ A good read, but ...
+ Take-the-breath-away prose
+ One of her best novels!
+ entertaining family dram
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Belong to Me: A Novel
Marisa De Los Santos
William Morrow, 2008
Another beautiful story written by one of our best rising stars.
+ A Testament to Love of All Types
+ Slow start, Powerful ending
+ STOP - Don't read this book - unless you've read "Love Walked In" first.
+ Just as good as "Love Walked In"!
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After Hours at the Almost Home
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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A Golden Age: A Novel
Tahmima Anam
Harper, 2008
Luminous and poignant; a wonderful novel!
+ Wonderful story of a woman's transition into independence
+ Wonderful view of colonial Sri Lanka!
+ Keeping Family Together In A War Torn Country
+ Highly recommended
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Playing For Pizza: A Novel
John Grisham
Doubleday, 2007
While not the usual, it was enjoyable nonetheless
+ Good, easy read
John Grisham is a talented writer who, even after becoming very predictable, can still tell stories in a manner that quickly captivates the reader. This book is quite a different approach altogether though from his usual lawyer formula. While I kept waiting for something to happen that never ...
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The Collaborator of Bethlehem: An Omar Yussef Mystery (Omar Yussef Mysteries)
Matt Beynon Rees
Mariner Books, 2008
One Tough School Teacher
+ Shocking yet good...
+ A Really Tough Neighborhood
+ Very unusual, and very very good
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Homecoming: A novel
Bernhard Schlink
Pantheon, 2008
"... because I wanted a new life . . .
+ Brilliantly Written
+ Will enthrall both the casual and serious-minded readers
+ A German Odyssey, and a Search for One's Self
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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
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