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SEPT. 1, 2007
Junior’s keen cartoons sprinkle the pages as his fluid narration deftly mingles raw feeling with funny, sardonic insight. Full review >
MARCH 19, 2009
JAN. 1, 1984
FEB. 1, 2009
A solid sophomore effort, and hopefully a sign of even better things to come. Full review >
OCT. 1, 2008
Impressive world-building, breathtaking action and clear philosophical concerns make this volume, the beginning of a planned... Full review >
MARCH 1, 1998
SEPT. 1, 2007
Despite a less sure-footed conclusion, Díaz’s reverse family saga, crossed with withering political satire, makes for a... Full review >
MARCH 1, 2000
SEPT. 1, 2001
Handsomely written, rich with the feel and flavor of the plains—and suited mainly for those whose yearnings are in the... Full review >
MARCH 31, 2009
A sublime murder ballad that doesn’t turn out at all the way one might expect. Full review >
OCT. 1, 2002
Despite a bumper crop of Q’s, the late-arriving whodunit is tangled and routine, and Kinsey’s latest inconclusive flirtation... Full review >
JUNE 2, 2003
Rather than settle for a coming-of-age or travails-of-immigrants story, Hosseini has folded them both into this searing... Full review >
MARCH 30, 1989
MAY 5, 1990
NOV. 1, 1998
MAY 2, 2005
A most unusual and original piece of fiction—and not to be missed. Full review >
SEPT. 16, 2003
A disappointingly bland follow-up to a stellar story collection. Full review >
MARCH 28, 1990
JUNE 2, 2001
Brilliant. Full review >
APRIL 1, 2004
Despite overplotting, then, a telling portrait of a profoundly stressed family. Full review >
JULY 3, 2002
Works beautifully for so long as Susie simply tells the truth, then falters when the author goes for bigger truths about... Full review >
FEB. 9, 2010
Skloot's meticulous, riveting account strikes a humanistic balance between sociological history, venerable portraiture and... Full review >
JAN. 19, 2010
Riveting and exquisitely crafted. Full review >
APRIL 1, 2005
A pull-yourself-up-by-the-bootstraps, thoroughly American story. Full review >
MARCH 14, 2006
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