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LAST MAN IN TOWERAdiga nails the culture of corruption. How exciting to watch a writer come into his own, surpassing the achievement of his... Full review >
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UNTIL THE DAWN'S LIGHTA beautiful and affecting novel, Tolstoyan in its compassion for humanity. Full review >
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THE SENSE OF AN ENDINGA knockout. What at first seems like a polite meditation on childhood and memory leaves the reader asking difficult... Full review >
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OTHER PEOPLE'S MONEYTubal and Co. is a small, ancient private bank in London, and its longtime chief, Sir Harry Trevelyan-Tubal, has drafted his... Full review >
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THE GRIEF OF OTHERSWith gorgeous prose, Cohen skillfully takes us from past to present and back again as she explores the ramifications of... Full review >
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OPEN CITYby Teju Cole
Determining whether the novel's main character is hero, villain or somewhere in between might require the reader to start... Full review >
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THE PRAGUE CEMETERYby Umberto Eco
What does it all add up to? An indictment of the old Europe, for one thing, and a perplexing, multilayered,... Full review >
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THE FORGOTTEN WALTZby Anne Enright
In rueful, witty, unpredictable and compassionate prose, Enright gives expression to subtle, affecting shades of human... Full review >
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THE MAGICIAN KINGby Lev Grossman
Fabulous fantasy spiked with bitter adult wisdom—not to be missed. Full review >
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FAITHHaigh deals with complex moral issues in subtle ways, and her narrative is beautifully, sometimes achingly poignant. Full review >
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THE MIGHTY WALZERA delight from start to finish, and a note-perfect evocation of the gray 1950s. Full review >
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11/22/63by Stephen King
Though his scenarios aren’t always plausible in strictest terms, King’s imagination, as always, yields a most satisfying... Full review >
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1Q84by Haruki Murakami & translated by Jay Rubin & Philip Gabriel
Orwellian dystopia, sci-fi, the modern world (terrorism, drugs, apathy, pop novels)—all blend in this dreamlike, strange and... Full review >
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STATE OF WONDERby Ann Patchett
Thrilling, disturbing and moving in equal measures—even better than Patchett’s breakthrough Bel Canto (2001). Full review >
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THE LEFTOVERSby Tom Perrotta
There’s even a happy ending of sorts, as characters adapt and keep going, fortified by the knowledge that they “were more... Full review >
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THE TRAGEDY OF ARTHURA literary lark, at times too labored, that offers an amusing gloss on the publishing industry’s recent problems with fakes. Full review >
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A MOMENT IN THE SUNby John Sayles
A long time in coming, with an ending that's one of the most memorable in recent literature. A superb novel, as grand in its... Full review >
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THE YEAR WE LEFT HOMEA masterful wide-angle portrait of an Iowa family over three decades. Full review >
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THE SUBMISSIONby Amy Waldman
A stellar debut. Waldman’s book reflects a much-needed understanding of American paranoia in the post-9/11 world. Full review >
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