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Book Review / Contemporary Fantasy / Historical Fantasy / Historical Fiction / Literary Fiction Posted on: October 10, 2011July 16, 2017

The Night Circus, by Erin Morgenstern

Erin Morgenstern’s The Night CircusĀ is one of the most beautiful books I’ve read. More than […]

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Book Review / Contemporary Fantasy / Literary Fiction Posted on: September 30, 2011July 16, 2017

The Magician King, by Lev Grossman

It’s rare that a sequel is better than the first book in the series, but […]

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Book Review / Classics / Literary Fiction Posted on: September 2, 2011July 16, 2017

To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee

I haven’t read Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird since I was a teenager. All […]

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Book Review / Literary Fiction / Satire Posted on: August 29, 2011July 16, 2017

Deus ex Machina, by Andrew Foster Altshul

Andrew Foster Altshul’s Deus ex Machina is a hallucination of a novel that blends reality […]

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Book Review / Historical Fiction / Literary Fiction Posted on: April 10, 2011July 16, 2017

Company of Liars, by Karen Maitland

I continue to be amazed at the depth of the worlds that Maitland creates in […]

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Book Review / Historical Fiction / Literary Fiction Posted on: March 14, 2011July 16, 2017

Malinche, by Laura Esquivel

Malinche, by Laura Esquivel, is a deceptively simple book. Told almost as a folktale, this […]

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Book Review / Literary Fiction Posted on: March 14, 2011June 28, 2024

The Lonely Polygamist, by Brady Udall

Brady Udall’s The Lonely Polygamist was a difficult book for me to wrap my head […]

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Book Review / Historical Fiction / Literary Fiction Posted on: October 4, 2010July 8, 2017

The Reader, by Bernhard Schlink

The Reader, by Bernhard Schlink and translated by Carol Brown Janeway, is a remarkable book […]

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Book Review / Literary Fiction Posted on: July 18, 2010July 8, 2017

The Last Chinese Chef, by Nicole Mones

The Last Chinese Chef is a book I would recommend to both fans of Chinese […]

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Book Review / Literary Fiction Posted on: April 17, 2010

The Bean Trees, by Barbara Kingsolver

The Bean Trees The Bean Trees is the book that introduced me to one of […]

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