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Book Review: The Country Where No One Ever Dies by Ornela Vorpsi
Novel's well written vignettes of life in Communist Albania ultimately fall short of creating broad insight into its people.
Read More »Book Review: But Beautiful: A Book About Jazz by Geoff Dyer
Geoff Dyer's fact-based but impressionistic fictional essays about great jazz musicians are a form of literary jazz.
Read More »Book Review: Tomorrow! by Philip Wylie
Reissued 1954 novel immerses reader in the feel of the Cold War era.
Read More »Book Review: The Secret History of Science Fiction edited by James Patrick Kelly and John Kessel
Interesting premise gives rise to anthology challenging distinctions between mainstream and genre fiction.
Read More »Book Review: The Gone-Away World by Nick Harkaway
Nick Harkaway combines satire, wit, ninjas, war veterans and mime troupes in a first-rate debut novel.
Read More »Book Review: Beauty Salon by Mario Bellatin
Mexican author's novella is a minimalist, allegorical tale of a society facing a deadly plague.
Read More »Book Review: Pistonhead by Thomas A. Hauck
Author's 15 years as guitarist and songwriter gives realistic touch to a novel exploring a working rock musician's life.
Read More »Book Review: Tears in the Darkness: The Story of the Bataan Death March by Michael Norman and Elizabeth M. Norman
Depth of research and range of perspectives help create an engrossing and essential book on the Bataan Death March.
Read More »Book Review: The Unit by Ninni Holmqvist
Swedish author's thought-provoking dystopian novel asks how we assess an individual's contribution to society.
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