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No Country for Old Men
Cormac McCarthy
Vintage, 2006
The Coin Has No Say
+ Great writing
+ Whipped Through That One
Cormac McCarthy has a unique and memorable writing style. What you read stays with you because it takes a little effort to internalize it. His storytelling is largely symbolic, as well. If you can read what's between the paragraphs, you'll get the rest of the story.
McCarthy has carved out a ...
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Out Stealing Horses: A Novel
Per Petterson
Picador, 2008
Hauntingly simplistic yet powerfully empathetic.
+ Did the acorn fall far from the tree?
+ If your family was from Norway you must read this
+ Extraordinary!
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Loving Frank: A Novel
Nancy Horan
Ballantine Books, 2008
A sleeper at first.
+ A Fascinating Read
+ Interesting glimpse into FLW's private life
+ Loving Frank
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Water for Elephants: A Novel
Sara Gruen
Algonquin Books, 2007
Loved it
+ Trying a bit too hard
+ Even if this isn't your typical read, you will enjoy.
+ Good book
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The Friday Night Knitting Club
Kate Jacobs
Berkley Trade, 2008
fun, easy read
+ Kept me in Stitches
I enjoyed reading this book. For the most part, the characters are easy to visualize and follow. However, there are too many characters, which just complicate the story. I thought it had a good message regarding relationships and friendship and would recommend it.
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The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
Junot Díaz
Riverhead Hardcover, 2007
Junot Diaz is amazing and so is Oscar Wao
+ awesome
This book was one that I couldn't put down. I have liked Junot Diaz since I read Drown but this book showed a side of him that is deeper and more intricate. I do think that it's possibly a bit difficult to understand, or maybe not as amazing if you do not know anything about Dominican culture but ...
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The Road (Oprah's Book Club)
Cormac McCarthy
Vintage Books, 2007
Like no other book
+ Absolutely Moving
I wanted to throw this book across the room so often - yet I couldn't release my grasp or even put it down for 2 days.
What would I do, my 5 year old son near starvation, who would I kill, could I end both our lives if I had no hope of anything short of a miserble tortured death? McCarthy ...
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City of Thieves: A Novel
David Benioff
Viking Adult, 2008
City of Thieves
+ Radchenko!
+ Excellent!
+ Awesome.
+ It feels good to get ahold of a good book
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So Brave, Young and Handsome: A Novel
Leif Enger
Atlantic Monthly Press, 2008
another hit for Enger
+ A great modern western
+ Good historical novel about writer's block, personal relationships and redemption.
+ On the road with the last of the Old West
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The Gathering (Man Booker Prize)
Anne Enright
Grove Press, Black Cat, 2007
Graceful & Imaginative
+ All men are bookies ...
I'm not surprised that this book won the Booker Prize. Enright has a superior command of the language. She creates fluid yet surprising prose, moving between real and imagined events, past and present with astounding grace and skill. This book is a surreal meditation on family--mother love, sister ...
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Nineteen Minutes
Jodi Picoult
Washington Square Press, 2008
Brilliant Book
+ Love it!
+ Absolutely stunning!
+ Jodi Picoult Book Lover
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The Story of a Marriage: A Novel
Andrew Sean Greer
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008
A multi-layered shimmer that bedazzles
+ Ultimately rewarding
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 ...
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The Alchemist
Paulo Coelho
HarperCollins, 2006
Wise
+ A true gem
+ A Transformational Journey
A delightful story, and full of wisdom. Influenced me in pursuing what I dream about, and rediscovering my "personal legend" as he calls it.
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In the Woods
Tana French
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2008
From S. Krishna's Books
Detective Robert Ryan thought he left his past behind him. He changed his name, and it's been years since he's seen anyone from "back then." There's no one to associate him with Adam Ryan, the boy who was a witness to a crime in the woods of Knocknaree, a Dublin suburb. There were three of them ...
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Northline: A Novel (P.S.)
Willy Vlautin
Harper Perennial, 2008
Characterization at its finest
+ One woman's life.
+ BEAUTIFUL AND HAUNTING
+ Haunting, honest, and stark
+ A powerful, quick, moving read
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