Category: FICTION

July 20, 2010

See Under: Love by David Grossman ** (of 4)

I wish I could have followed the story of Momik, a nine-year-old son of Holocaust survivors trying to make sense of the adults who have...

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July 15, 2010

Soul Mountain by Gao Xingjian

Nobel Prize in Literature

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July 15, 2010

The Russian Debutante’s Ball by Gary Shteyngart

Part of the new generation of young Jewish writers.

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July 15, 2010

A Pigeon and a Boy by Meir Shalev *** (of 4)

The story of the use of homing pigeons during Israel’s War for Independence, the breed of people that train and keep them, and a moving...

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July 14, 2010

The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa

Recommended by Junot Diaz, author of Oscar Wao.

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July 14, 2010

The Yiddish Policeman’s Union by Michael Chabon **** (of 4)

Hard to say if this book plays in Peoria, but Chabon prepares a perfect rendition of two genres: 1940s noir detective novels and Yiddish culture....

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July 14, 2010

Skeleton Man by Tony Hillerman *** (of 4)

What’s not to like about Hillerman. The man can wrte, he can educate, describe southwestern landscape and indian personalities, and he can write suspense without...

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July 14, 2010

Sinister Pig by Tony Hillerman **** (of 4)

One of Hillerman’s better stories. I feel like he is wrapping up his characters as he wraps up his writing career so this book has...

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July 14, 2010

Pompeii by Robert Harris ** (of 4)

About the three days before Mount Vesuvius blew its top and decimated the city of Pompeii as seen through the eyes of a conscientious aquarius...

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July 14, 2010

The Number One Lady’s Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith **** (of 4)

A very sweet, fun read about the Miss Marple of Botswana.

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