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The book ends with their last days and conversations, as Mapplethorpe died of AIDs in 1989. It’s clear that he will always be important for Smith. She took a vow to protect him when they were just kids and she is still taking care of him, eloquently sharing his legacy through her evocative memories and stories.

Blog Critics

84%
I think the best bit about the kite runner is its sense of fate and justice, of good overcoming evil in the end, despite all odds. Without giving away the ending, Amir ends up back in Afghanistan and makes a very different set of sacrifices in order to set things straight.

Guardian

86%
Her sustaining force, however, is an unswerving commitment to art – her own, and that of others...To read this book is to immerse oneself in the mind of an artist, in all its entertaining, surprising and self-indulgent glory.

Guardian

72%
This ambitious first novel introduces 16-year-old Miles Halter, whose hobby is memorizing famous people's last words...But the novel's chief appeal lies in Miles's well-articulated lust and his initial excitement about being on his own for the first time. Readers will only hope that this is not the last word from this promising new author.

Publishers Weekly

80%
Larson lets his parallel narratives exist side by side, seldom directly commenting on their connections, and The Devil In The White City is all the more powerful for it

AV Club

74%
Either version is worth a read. Not only is the portrait one of the most enduring images in popular culture, but our relentless lust for good looks at any price is perhaps more relevant today than ever.

Toronto Star

74%
If you’re single, Ansari’s book helps shed light on the everyday encounters that drive you nuts (Why hasn’t he texted back?) while for those who aren’t dating, it provides insight into how the digital age has complicated traditional courting problems. Whatever your lens, it makes for an entertaining read.

Toronto Star

74%
It was Rebecca that made me realize I didn't wish my life were more like a Gothic novel.

NPR

82%
Reading it is like having a rambling conversation with a close friend. When you pick the book up after putting it down, it feels as if he’s been waiting for you to come back into the room so he can pick up where you left off. No matter what he’s been talking about...what matters is the book makes you feel he’s talking directly to you.

Blog Critics

93%
Bruce Springsteen proves that he has taken on life fully engaged both in living and examining it, and in doing so, he’s delivered a story as profoundly inspiring as his best music.

LA Times

78%
That they kept it under wraps for so long is impressive but not necessarily surprising: Brownstein’s memoir shows that she can keep a secret. More important, it shows how compelling she is when she opens up.

AV Club

76%
...has proved to be the most lasting element of Burnett's literary legacy. Perhaps that shouldn't surprise us, given how ahead of its time it was.

Guardian

80%
The chapters alternate between Cal’s point of view and Frida’s and are heavy on flashbacks that bog down an otherwise tense narrative of survival. This has the bones of an excellent book, but, sadly, an untenable amount of flab is covering them.

Kirkus

64%
This is Story of My Life Annabel, who suffers a not uncommon high school experience, and who excels at avoidance...When Annabel begins a relationship with Owen, who specializes in truth telling, she begins to find courage within herself to face her worst fears...But the flaws were few and your writing, as always, was a wonder to read.

Dear Author

82%
This book lets you make your own opinion on each character and it's not all black and white with baddies and goodies as each of them has multiple flaws which make them all the more interesting.

Guardian

81%
Kingsolver moves into new moral terrain in this powerful, convincing and emotionally resonant novel.

Publishers Weekly

79%
Plot? Hardly any. Interesting characters? None. Fine writing? Only if you consider it to be noble to tell a limited story with as many words as possible.

Of Books and Boys

69%
He takes her to a mushroom town, buys a lot, puts up a store and makes the town sit up and take notice. His success goes to his head -- their life becomes a mockery of her high hopes. And after his death, she goes off with a youth who brings her happiness and tragedy. A poignant story, told with almost rhythmic beauty.

Kirkus

84%
Twenty-four years after a traumatic disappearance tore a Georgia family apart, Slaughter’s scorching stand-alone picks them up and shreds them all over again...Slaughter...is so uncompromising in following her blood trails to the darkest places imaginable that she makes most of her high-wire competition look pallid, formulaic, or just plain fake.

Kirkus

79%
The overall feeling is one of levelheadedness, a little resignation, lots of anger and a permanent love of the power of art. She stays cool because she is cool, even in those rare moments when she’s not.

NY Times

72%

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