AltWeeklies Wire
Back in Vietnamnew
Even if you think you're done with Vietnam novels, Tree of Smoke could change your mind -- it belongs on the shelf next to Tim O'Brien, Larry Heinemann and Stephen Wright.
Weekly Alibi |
John Freeman |
12-11-2007 |
Fiction
Ahead of the Classnew
Artist Frank Santoro's cult-classic graphic novella Storeyville -- released before Borders had a manga section -- gets another shot at commercial success.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Bill O'Driscoll |
12-10-2007 |
Fiction
Ten Picture Books for Tree-bound Totsnew
Given that there's no new Wii this season, you may just have to suck it up and give some picture books to the preschooler in your life.
The Georgia Straight |
John Burns |
12-10-2007 |
Fiction
Tags: Fiction Reviews
Verbal Landscapes of Durham Poet Tony Tostnew
These poems will not take readers gently by the hand and guide us from point A to point B. We are given breadcrumbs to follow and led deeper and deeper into the forest of Tost's language.
The Austen Industrynew
Books like A Flaw in the Blood build on Pride and Prejudice author's legacy.
Illinois Times |
Jacqueline Jackson |
12-06-2007 |
Fiction
Comic Proportionsnew
Justice League is a fun throwback to the good old days while Marvel Zombies gives us another chapter of our favorite flesh-eating monstrosities.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Carlton Hargro |
11-30-2007 |
Fiction
Goodbye Guiltnew
In The Worst Intentions, Italian first novelist Alessandro Piperno – with excellent assistance from his translator, Ann Goldstein – gives us a vivid, and not so pretty, picture of the post-Holocaust Italian Jewish community.
NOW Magazine |
Susan G. Cole |
11-30-2007 |
Fiction
English Speakers, Meet Tetsuo Miuranew
More than four decades after its original release, Miura's novel has been translated into English for the first time, introducing Western audiences not only to one of Japan's most revered writers.
The Portland Mercury |
Chas Bowie |
11-29-2007 |
Fiction
Per Petterson Finds Shelter in Norway's Wintersnew
Despite the cold (and dark), there is warmth and security in a crackling fire, and Norwegian novelist Petterson has written a wonderful novel, Out Stealing Horses about a man who, indeed, is comfortable with his surroundings in a twilight land.
Willamette Week |
Tom Alkire |
11-28-2007 |
Fiction
Comic Proportionsnew
Wonder Woman is "damn good" as expected while She-Hulk delivers a pared down storyline.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Carlton Hargro |
11-23-2007 |
Fiction
Vivid Spells of Color and Desirenew
Once vague and impersonal, my view into this exotic world of tradition, assimilation and religion became more engaging when viewed through the minds of Soueif's characters.
Jackson Free Press |
Megan Morrison |
11-20-2007 |
Fiction
Judith Freeman Channels Chandlernew
Freeman's nonbiography uses real estate as a Ouija board.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andy Klein |
11-19-2007 |
Fiction
'Was She Pretty?' is a Memorable Graphic Novellanew
At its best, Shapton's sharp writing sums up complex human emotions that in a novel could have taken a truckload of interior monologue.
NOW Magazine |
Lauren Kirshner |
11-16-2007 |
Fiction
JIm Shepard: Dangerous, Dark Dispatchesnew
Like You'd Understand, Anyway is made up almost entirely of fictional testimonies from situations that quickly disintegrate -- and it's not hard to keep reading out of simple rubbernecking.
Weekly Alibi |
John Freeman |
11-13-2007 |
Fiction
Comix King Adrian Tomine Discusses 'Shortcomings'new
Shortcomings, which took him five years to complete, has stirred controversy partly because of the protagonist's ambivalence about his Asian heritage and partly because it's serious, adult work.
The Georgia Straight |
Shawn Conner |
11-12-2007 |
Fiction
