by Site Owner | Jun 26, 2014 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), General Fiction, Science Fiction
Time Travel, But It’s All The Same By Andrew Sean Greer ECCO, $14.99, 289 pages A woman time travels through different versions of her life in Andrew Sean Greer’s fanciful new novel. When Greta Wells undergoes electroconvulsive therapy to relieve the depression...
by Site Owner | May 28, 2014 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Mystery, Crime & Thriller
By Kjell Eriksson Minotaur Books, $25.99, 311 pages “It can never be really good, never uncomplicated,” sighs Police Inspector Ann Lindell towards the start of Black Lies, Red Blood. Though she bemoans her new lover, who has disappeared right as police find his phone...
by Site Owner | May 14, 2014 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), General Fiction
Grim and Grueling; Character and Plot By Richard Fulco Wampus Multimedia, $17.99, 258 pages Three years: the time it takes for the protagonist of There is no End to This Slope to perform a downward spiral as complete as if he had a checklist. A melancholic textbook...
by Site Owner | May 5, 2014 | Biographies & Memoirs
An Icon of the Folk Revival Looks Back By Dave van Ronk with Elijah Wald Da Capo Press, $15.99, 242 pages In a delightfully rambling hodgepodge of memoir, historical critique, and barroom tale, Dave Van Ronk’s spirited account of the “Great Folk Scare” is not only...
by Site Owner | Apr 29, 2014 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Historical Fiction, Science Fiction
[alert variation=”alert-info”]Publisher: Amazon Crossing Formats: Paperback, Kindle, Audiobook, Audible Purchase: Powell’s | Amazon | IndieBound | Barnes & Noble | iBooks[/alert] Oxford, 1018 – teeming with the elite members of the...