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With The Last Hours, she has swapped that taut plotting for a more expansive structure and ambitiously broad canvas. Whether it will win over her previous fans remains to be seen but, as the inhabitants of Develish discover, striking out for the unknown is a worthwhile adventure, whatever the outcome.

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It’s neat shorthand for the book itself: in The Reservoir Tapes so many possible lines of inquiry are offered that we end up no wiser than before.

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Kwon could have picked up the pace in some of her sections. Otherwise it is difficult to fault this powerful debut, which explores complex issues in a remarkably assured way.

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Overall, the book artfully asks probing questions about the basic human need for mythology of whatever kind and about the point at which the tensile cord of innocent fascination snaps. An intoxicating tale that’s simultaneously gaudy and exquisite.

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...a few of the weaker pieces could have been left on the editing room floor. That said, the thematic consistency is so strong that the reader leaves the book with the wondrous sense of having spent a lifetime among the crooks and malcontents of central Alabama and having come away much wiser for the experience.

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It took Chariandy a decade to write Brother, and it is a breathtaking achievement. It is a compulsive, brutal and flawless novel that is full of accomplished storytelling with not a word spare.

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Jen’s relationships with her elder daughter and her own mother get less page time in “Whistle,” but they are equally credible. In fact, the only underdrawn character is Jen’s husband/Lana’s dad. He does have a name, but it’s barely worth recalling...

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If you go for Welsh’s stuff, as I do, you’ll go for Dead Men’s Trousers with great enthusiasm. If you don’t … well, you were warned.

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Much of the pleasure of reading this remarkable novel comes from its passionate dedication to the power of stories.

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A fourth part is a happier affair and brings the three stories together with pleasing ingenuity. The plot has a nice snap, but the novel’s true excellence lies in Ryan’s skill in moving the story along through the thoughts of his characters.

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"Give Me Your Hand" is a nuanced and atmospheric story about the lure of big dreams, especially for women. It's also a story about the unpredictable power of dreams to suddenly turn into dead ends.

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From that year-long experience he has fashioned a subtle and touching book, offered as fiction but rich in topical allusions.

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The novel shows some early promise – a discussion of their displacement from Lebanon is illuminating, and contrasts are set up between the friends’ faiths - but sadly this is not explored with any degree of depth. Instead, indirect inner monologues create flat and binary characters...

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What drives the novel are Tyler’s wonderfully direct and evocative character sketches and dialogue that flows with grace and humor, deceptive in its simplicity. Like all her books, “Clock Dance” is unfussy but generous.

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How far you take to My Year of Rest and Relaxation may depend on how entertaining you find this kind of caustic sociological taxonomy.

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Parker and his teammates can’t win, but readers will still root for them. An entertaining, sweetly atmospheric baseball story.

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Shadowy figures in dark cars stalk Marina, burglars trash Annabel’s apartment, and no one is safe. This brisk, tense page-turner will mesmerize fans of international mysteries.

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The resolution feels a bit rushed, and Cass' and Jonathan’s decisions are sometimes so frustrating that it’s hard to understand why they’re together. Still, Friedland...paints a picture of a complex marriage between two flawed human beings.

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A complex and often downright messy mystery is redeemed by plenty of Victorian details, quirky characters, and romance.

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Spann’s homage to Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None combines a puzzling mystery with a fascinating look at historical Buddhism.

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