Kirkus Star
THE KIRKUS STAR
Awarded to Books of Exceptional Merit

BROWSE BOOK REVIEWS




Best Fiction of 2012 (page 8)


Cover art for THE SANDCASTLE GIRLS
FICTION
Released: July 17, 2012

"A gruesome, unforgettable exposition of the still too-little-known facts of the Armenian genocide and its multigenerational consequences."
The granddaughter of an Armenian and a Bostonian investigates the Armenian genocide, discovering that her grandmother took a guilty secret to her grave. Read full book review >
Cover art for A VIOLET SEASON
FICTION
Released: July 10, 2012

"An excellent debut."
A mother and daughter discover empathy, courage and autonomy in this powerful first novel by Czepiel. Read full book review >
Cover art for THE GREAT ESCAPE
FICTION
Released: July 10, 2012

"Offers humor, heart and characters you'll cheer for. Romantic women's fiction at its best."
This highly anticipated book delivers Phillips' fans a charming, satisfying answer to the question "So what does Lucy do?" Read full book review >
Cover art for THE INVESTIGATION
FICTION
Released: July 10, 2012
by Philippe Claudel, translated by John Cullen

"A technocratic Kafka nightmare--heavy on surreal diagnosis of the world's ills, light on the traditional rewards of storytelling--crossed with Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and a hint of Buster Keaton."
A spare, dystopian fable that examines how closely contemporary life has caught up to Kafka since the publication of The Castle. Read full book review >
Cover art for THE APOCALYPSE CODEX
FICTION
Released: July 3, 2012

"Readers familiar with Stross' dazzling science fiction should relish this change of pace and direction. "
Fourth in the series (The Fuller Memorandum, 2010, etc.) about the Laundry: a weirdly alluring blend of superspy thriller, deadpan comic fantasy and Lovecraftian horror. Read full book review >
Cover art for THE AGE OF MIRACLES
FICTION
Released: June 26, 2012

"Riveting, heartbreaking, profoundly moving."
In Walker's stunning debut, a young California girl coming-of-age in a dystopian near future confronts the inevitability of change on the most personal level as life on earth withers. Read full book review >