Book Reviews
Outline
Rachel Cusk's novel, "a reverse kind of exposition," beautifully subverts structure, but it hurts.
Fifteen Dogs: An Apologue
André Alexis's stunning "Fifteen Dogs" confers canines with human sensibility, and the greater gift of empathy.
Fortune Smiles
Adam Johnson's latest story collection "celebrates" the United States of Death, Dying and the Surreal.
Dinner
What do goose stepping zombies have for dinner? Why endorphins of course.
The Man in the High Castle
Philip K. Dick's alternative history of post-World War II, though at times clunky, remains bloodcurdling.
Tyler’s Last
"Tyler's Last" evokes the ghost of Patricia Highsmith in a thriller of global complications.
One Out of Two
Put mischievously spinster twins in a small Mexican city and out come sly laughs.
Fat City
The reissuing of Leonard Gardner's 1969 "Fat City" should be cause for literary cheer.
Prosperous Friends
Christine Schutt again proves her mettle as a stylist in this novel of frayed and fraying relationships.
The Tsar of Love and Techno
Anthony Marra uses interlocking stories to create a rich Russian landscape that spans a century.
The Book Staff
The Book Staff consists of a handful of writers who contribute regularly review and a few who chip in from time to time. Names are withheld because books matter more than the names of their reviewers.