AltWeeklies Wire
'A Thousand Splendid Suns': A Problematic Epicnew
By the time you've brought your emotions under control, you'll realize that this book amounts to an elaborate apology for American military intervention in Afghanistan and, by extension, Canada's as well.
NOW Magazine |
Susan G. Cole |
08-24-2007 |
Fiction
Tao Lin Goes Down the Rabbit Holenew
Tao Lin takes language and makes it new again, and in doing so makes fiction that reads like poetry.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Marcelo Ballve |
08-22-2007 |
Fiction
'The Interloper': Thoroughly Dark & Uncannily Disturbingnew
This debut novel may not make it into the literary canon, but it is definitely worth a close read -- Wilson has a promising career ahead of him.
Baltimore City Paper |
Anny Hoge |
08-21-2007 |
Fiction
'The Big Beautiful': Reach the Beachnew
Above all, Duncan's authentic writing and character exploration allow us to believe in Cassandra's emotional journey from feckless bride to a mature woman who follows her heart while taking physical and emotional risks.
All About Kissing Babiesnew
This novel, which falls into the vein of "chick lit," won't evoke much thought, but it will make you smile, and that's reason enough to read it.
Jackson Free Press |
James L. Dickerson |
08-15-2007 |
Fiction
The Boy Who ...new
A spoiler-free look at the end of J.K. Rowling's magical tale.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
07-31-2007 |
Fiction
Spit Shine: 'Confessions of a Wallstreet Shoeshine Boy'new
A vivid portrait of a world run by those who mostly don't notice the little people, even when they are walking all over them.
Weekly Alibi |
John Freeman |
07-31-2007 |
Fiction
Of People and Plastics in Printnew
A funny but humbling exploration of what would happen to New York City if humans were gone, wiped out by a virus or a wizard who perfected a way to sterilize our sperm.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Sarah Phelan |
07-30-2007 |
Fiction
Novelist Lance Olsen Casts an Eye on Kafka's Insectnew
An enduring literary rumor has it that Gregor Samsa -- the young cloth-salesman who wakes up to find himself possessed of vaguely "numerous" legs and a hard-plated back -- is, specifically, a cockroach.
Willamette Week |
Mark Cunningham |
07-30-2007 |
Fiction
'A Private House': Cuban Reverienew
This fabulous read -- part travelogue, part thriller -- leads us through the white-hot, crumbling streets of Old Havana and the cool, spiked darkness of the labyrinthine back streets where Cubans live and dream.
NOW Magazine |
Lesley McAllister |
07-27-2007 |
Fiction
The Boy Who Lived Onnew
With tears and laughter, Harry Potter comes to an end.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Natalie Nichols |
07-27-2007 |
Fiction
Don't Judge this Book by its Whimsical Covernew
Wallace's fourth novel has a grim worldview -- remember, it may be dedicated to children, yet it isn't a children's book.
Lance Olsen Casts an Eye on Kafka's Insectnew
Anxious Pleasures does for The Metamorphosis what Tom Stoppard's Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead did for Hamlet: furnishes a familiar story with fresh dimensionality in order to creatively re-explore it.
Willamette Week |
Mark Cunningham |
07-25-2007 |
Fiction
On Death and Dyingnew
Robin Romm's bereft narrators ache for parental presence.
Eugene Weekly |
Suzi Steffen |
07-20-2007 |
Fiction
'Thirteen' Explores the Oldest Theme in Sci-finew
The creator of Takeshi Kovacs returns with something old, something noir.
Willamette Week |
Matt Buckingham |
07-18-2007 |
Fiction
