I Am Charlotte SimmonsTom Wolfe★★★★★4.1(1.3K)Our pre-eminent social realist...trains his all-seeing eye on the institution of the American university. . . . Wolfe's...
Marrying the Ketchups: A novelJennifer Close★★★★★4.1(1.3K)“Riveting… [Close has] a knack…of inventing story lines that have the feel of extremely good gossip told across a...
The Wife, the Maid, and the Mistress: A NovelAriel Lawhon★★★★★4.1(1.3K)From Publishers Weekly Lawhon's disappointing debut novel reimagines the 1930 disappearance of justice Joseph Crater,...
Everything Is IlluminatedJonathan Safran Foer★★★★★4.1(1.3K)Not since Anthony Burgess's novel 'A Clockwork Orange' has the English language been simultaneously mauled and...
A Widow for One YearJohn Irving★★★★★4.1(1.3K)“By turns antic and moving, lusty and tragic, A Widow for One Year is bursting with memorable moments.” — San...
The Sunday Girl: A Psychological ThrillerPip Drysdale★★★★★4.1(1.3K)A fascinating and addicting read into the psyche of a woman who’s in love with the idea of love and can’t see past...
The Consorts (Forbidden City)Melissa Addey★★★★★4.1(1.3K)I had trouble reviewing this, because I was desperately looking for something I could nitpick on. I didn't find it. It...
Someone Else's Love Story: A NovelJoshilyn Jackson★★★★★4.1(1.3K)“Witty, cleverly constructed and including a truly surprising twist, Someone Else’s Love Story turns out to be a...
The Good ThiefHannah Tinti★★★★★4.1(1.3K)From The New Yorker This striking debut novel is an homage to old-fashioned boys-own adventure stories, and unfolds...
The Piano TunerDaniel Mason★★★★★4.1(1.3K)From The New Yorker Forty-one-year-old Edgar Drake seems an unlikely protagonist for a bildungsroman. Happy with his...
Lola's Secret: A NovelMonica McInerney★★★★★4.1(1.2K)Advance Praise for Monica McInerney’s Lola’s Secret : "Bestselling author Monica McInerney once again charms...
Plan B: A NovelJonathan Tropper★★★★★4.1(1.2K)“Madcap...Entertaining as Friends...Tropper keeps the story moving at a brisk pace with crackling TV dialogue.”...
Wylding HallElizabeth Hand★★★★★4.1(1.2K)Real enchantment is always sought by our sad, starved world and rarely found. Elizabeth Hand's work possesses it in...
Mrs. PoeLynn Cullen★★★★★4.1(1.2K)From Publishers Weekly Cullen, whose previous novels have focused on obscure women from the past, such as Juana of...
The Battle of the Huertgen ForestCharles B. MacDonald★★★★★4.1(1.2K)Review A testament of the courage and endurance of our fighting men.-- New York Times Book Description An account of...
SweetlandMichael Crummey★★★★★4.1(1.2K)National BestsellerA Globe and Mail Best Book of 2014Winner of the 2014 CBC Bookie Award for Fiction Winner of...
La marca del meridianoLorenzo Silva★★★★★4.1(1.1K)Book Description Premio Planeta 2012. Lorenzo Silva (Madrid, 1966) es uno de los grandes referentes de la literatura...
My Husband's WifeNick Haskins★★★★★4.1(1.1K)From the moment I opened this book I was pulled in by the way the author told the story. I felt as if the characters...
The Downstairs NeighborHelen Cooper★★★★★4.1(1.1K)Fans of British mysteries will love this debut...It is difficult to put down. This is one that readers may not figure...
Icefire Trilogy: The complete series (Icefire Trilogy: a dark, epic fantasy series)Patty Jansen★★★★★4.1(1.1K)Love the writing, characters and story." -- Kevin Anderson , author of the Dune novels about the Icefire story on which...
Peach Blossom PavilionMingmei Yip★★★★★4.1(1.1K)From Publishers Weekly In this disappointing courtesan novel, a 98-year-old Chinese émigré woman in present-day San...
47 Ronin: The Classic Tale of Samurai Loyalty, Bravery and RetributionJohn Allyn★★★★★4.1(1.1K)The book contains a new foreword by Stephen Turnbull, the historical advisor for 47 Ronin and the author of more than...
Orfeo: A NovelRichard Powers★★★★★4.1(1.1K)Powers is prodigiously talented…He writes lyrical prose, has a seductive sense of wonder and is an acute observer of...
A Conspiracy of Violence A Thomas Chaloner MysterySusanna Gregory★★★★★4.1(1.1K)Review Susanna Gregory—creator of the Chronicles of Matthew Bartholomew—returns with an enthralling new mystery...