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THE ABSOLUTELY TRUE DIARY OF A PART-TIME INDIANby Sherman Alexie & illustrated by Ellen Forney
Junior’s keen cartoons sprinkle the pages as his fluid narration deftly mingles raw feeling with funny, sardonic insight. Full review >
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LITTLE BEEby Chris Cleave
A solid sophomore effort, and hopefully a sign of even better things to come. Full review >
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THE HUNGER GAMESImpressive world-building, breathtaking action and clear philosophical concerns make this volume, the beginning of a planned... Full review >
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THE BRIEF WONDROUS LIFE OF OSCAR WAOby Junot Díaz
Despite a less sure-footed conclusion, Díaz’s reverse family saga, crossed with withering political satire, makes for a... Full review >
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PEACE LIKE A RIVERby Leif Enger
Handsomely written, rich with the feel and flavor of the plains—and suited mainly for those whose yearnings are in the... Full review >
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A RELIABLE WIFEA sublime murder ballad that doesn’t turn out at all the way one might expect. Full review >
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'Q' IS FOR QUARRYby Sue Grafton
Despite a bumper crop of Q’s, the late-arriving whodunit is tangled and routine, and Kinsey’s latest inconclusive flirtation... Full review >
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THE KITE RUNNERRather than settle for a coming-of-age or travails-of-immigrants story, Hosseini has folded them both into this searing... Full review >
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THE HISTORY OF LOVEA most unusual and original piece of fiction—and not to be missed. Full review >
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THE NAMESAKEA disappointingly bland follow-up to a stellar story collection. Full review >
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MY SISTER’S KEEPERby Jodi Picoult
Despite overplotting, then, a telling portrait of a profoundly stressed family. Full review >
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THE LOVELY BONESby Alice Sebold
Works beautifully for so long as Susie simply tells the truth, then falters when the author goes for bigger truths about... Full review >
FULL REVIEW >BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR
THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKSSkloot's meticulous, riveting account strikes a humanistic balance between sociological history, venerable portraiture and... Full review >
FULL REVIEW >NONFICTION
THE GLASS CASTLEA pull-yourself-up-by-the-bootstraps, thoroughly American story. Full review >
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