AltWeeklies Wire
Cruel Slaverynew
The Book of Negroes has all the elements of good historical fiction: an epic story, detail that can only come from deep research, and astute insights into human frailty.
NOW Magazine |
Susan G. Cole |
01-26-2007 |
Fiction
Tags: Lawrence Hill, The Book of Negroes
What Would Dave Do?new
Self displays a remarkable ability to mesh the torments of father-son relationships with a satire of religious misogyny, painstakingly constructing a future society along the way.
Washington City Paper |
Rayyan Al-Shawaf |
01-26-2007 |
Fiction
Tags: The Book of Dave, Will Self
Bloody Gloriousnew
Moore's latest tale of the city plus more books with bite.
Eugene Weekly |
Suzi Steffen |
01-19-2007 |
Fiction
The Confessional Letternew
In this well-researched novel where past and present, East and West, collide poignantly, Amis enables us to imagine a past so oppressive that the narrator cannot even refer to Stalin by name.
Tags: House of Meetings, Martin Amis
The Bugman Comethnew
Human insect chooses obvious career path: gangster.
Dig Boston |
Stewart Mason |
01-17-2007 |
Fiction
Tags: Kockroach, Tyler Knox
Far-Out Radicalsnew
Though we could hardly call him a literary heavyweight, Maillard is a chronicler in the true sene of the word.
NOW Magazine |
Susan G. Cole |
01-12-2007 |
Fiction
Tags: Keith Maillard, Looking Good
Brutal Honestynew
Firth delivers 17 exercises in the ham-fisted, brutalist fiction that has already gained him an uneasy notoriety.
NOW Magazine |
David Jager |
01-12-2007 |
Fiction
Pushy, Stubborn and Kind of Dumbnew
Blum's latest work is weird, and not in a good way.
Willamette Week |
Paige Richmond |
01-10-2007 |
Fiction
Tags: Split Creek, V.O. Blum
Whimsical Meets Macabrenew
Though not of the same caliber as his novels, this collection of short stories will engross any Gaiman aficionado.
Tags: Fragile Things, neil gaiman
Literary Diarrheanew
To call reading this book a waste of time is almost an insult to activities like picking your toes and staring at the wall.
Dig Boston |
Luke O'Neil |
01-03-2007 |
Fiction
Tags: Against the Day, Thomas Pynchon
Mumbai on the Makenew
Chandra's Sacred Games is the new year's big novel.
Chicago Newcity |
John Freeman |
01-03-2007 |
Fiction
Tags: Sacred Games, Vikram Chandra
Craven Imagesnew
This book is like staring at the unkempt mid-20s guy with a bad haircut scribbling in his journal on the subway: kind of sad, but you keep staring.
NOW Magazine |
Zoe Whittall |
12-18-2006 |
Fiction
Fishing for a Good Read?new
The annual winter reading issue: novels, nonfiction, graphic novels and more, from Richard Ford to Alan Moore.
Eugene Weekly |
Eugene Weekly Staff and Freelancers |
12-15-2006 |
Fiction
Tags: Fiction Reviews
Into the Light of 'Day'new
At the start of one century, Pynchon's latest novel illuminates the dawn of the last.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Anthony Miller |
12-15-2006 |
Fiction
Tags: Against the Day, Thomas Pynchon
Scattered Dreamsnew
Neil Gaiman's latest isn't as sturdy as his earlier fantasy fiction.
Montreal Mirror |
Juliet Waters |
12-15-2006 |
Fiction
Tags: Fragile Things, neil gaiman
