Literary Fiction

It would be maddeningly easy to begin my review of Herman Koch’s The Dinner like this:

“. . . an excellent window into a complex and gifted author.”

“Few writers can match Ms. Kingsolver for her turns of phrase.”

This book is exactly what it appears to be: A collection of horse stories written by a Who’s Who of literary stars over the past century.

“In these pages, we glimpse the thousands of beloved or fondly despised books which, distilled into allusions, memories, and anecdotes, enrich the author’s life and our own.”

“Sweet Tooth is wonderfully misleading, absolutely delectable, and very smart. And it is still a love story.”

“There is much to admire in The Heart Broke In . . . shines like a literary oasis.”

“. . . an introspective and contemporary character study. . . . a well-measured and mature debut.”

“. . . deserves a bright spotlight on the literary stage . . .”

Seventeen-year-old Christine Bolz works as a domestic for the Bauermans in a small German Village.

“. . . 500 pages of hypnotic, pokey verbosity. . . . The writing is amazing.”

“. . . the writing is so beautiful, personal, and alive, so in the moment . . .”

“A Walk Across the Sun is the kind of literature that should be celebrated and honored.”