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SEPT. 1, 2011
Adiga nails the culture of corruption. How exciting to watch a writer come into his own, surpassing the achievement of his... Full review >
OCT. 1, 2011
A beautiful and affecting novel, Tolstoyan in its compassion for humanity. Full review >
OCT. 11, 2011
A knockout. What at first seems like a polite meditation on childhood and memory leaves the reader asking difficult... Full review >
APRIL 1, 2011
Tubal and Co. is a small, ancient private bank in London, and its longtime chief, Sir Harry Trevelyan-Tubal, has drafted his... Full review >
SEPT. 8, 2011
With gorgeous prose, Cohen skillfully takes us from past to present and back again as she explores the ramifications of... Full review >
FEB. 8, 2011
Determining whether the novel's main character is hero, villain or somewhere in between might require the reader to start... Full review >
OCT. 18, 2011
NOV. 8, 2011
What does it all add up to? An indictment of the old Europe, for one thing, and a perplexing, multilayered,... Full review >
OCT. 3, 2011
In rueful, witty, unpredictable and compassionate prose, Enright gives expression to subtle, affecting shades of human... Full review >
OCT. 11, 2011
MAY 1, 2011
A quirky, imaginative, dazzling black comedy. Full review >
AUG. 9, 2011
Fabulous fantasy spiked with bitter adult wisdom—not to be missed. Full review >
MAY 10, 2011
Haigh deals with complex moral issues in subtle ways, and her narrative is beautifully, sometimes achingly poignant. Full review >
MARCH 29, 2011
A delight from start to finish, and a note-perfect evocation of the gray 1950s. Full review >
NOV. 1, 2011
Though his scenarios aren’t always plausible in strictest terms, King’s imagination, as always, yields a most satisfying... Full review >
JULY 1, 2011
OCT. 25, 2011
Orwellian dystopia, sci-fi, the modern world (terrorism, drugs, apathy, pop novels)—all blend in this dreamlike, strange and... Full review >
AUG. 2, 2011
JUNE 7, 2011
Thrilling, disturbing and moving in equal measures—even better than Patchett’s breakthrough Bel Canto (2001). Full review >
AUG. 30, 2011
There’s even a happy ending of sorts, as characters adapt and keep going, fortified by the knowledge that they “were more... Full review >
APRIL 19, 2011
A literary lark, at times too labored, that offers an amusing gloss on the publishing industry’s recent problems with fakes. Full review >
MAY 1, 2011
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 >
MAY 1, 2011
A masterful wide-angle portrait of an Iowa family over three decades. Full review >
AUG. 9, 2011
A stellar debut. Waldman’s book reflects a much-needed understanding of American paranoia in the post-9/11 world. Full review >
OCT. 5, 2011
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