Year in Reading
December 11, 2010
A Year in Reading: Emily St. John Mandel 1
by Emily St. John Mandel
The book opens with a narrow focus, then telescopes outward.
December 10, 2010
A Year in Reading: Laura van den Berg 0
by Laura van den Berg
I especially loved two deliciously strange novels this year.
December 10, 2010
A Year in Reading: Alexander Theroux 5
by Alexander Theroux
I select this book as my chosen book for 2010 for its simple and accommodating solid truth.
December 10, 2010
A Year in Reading: Joseph McElroy 1
by Joseph McElroy
It’s been on my shelves ever since and reread and reread, so that rereading itself is in its meaning for me.
December 9, 2010
A Year in Reading: Julie Orringer 3
by Julie Orringer
Sure, the novel has a quiet and slow start, but as it unfolds it takes you places you never expected to go, and will never forget having visited.
December 9, 2010
A Year in Reading: Sam Lipsyte 4
by Sam Lipsyte
These stories play with form and genre while also delivering us to deeply felt and often devastating places.
