Category: FICTION

June 21, 2010

Detective Story by Imre Kertesz *** (of 4)

A novella about the abuse of dictatorial power in an unnamed South American country. Secret police contrive accusations against a Jewish store owner because they...

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June 21, 2010

Crabwalk by Gunter Gras *** (of 4)

A slow, intelligent, patient novel I listened to on tape about how three generations of Germans relate to Nazis. The central theme is the sinking...

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June 21, 2010

The Coffee Trader by David Liss *** (of 4)

A Jewish escapee from the Spanish Inquisition makes his living on the Amsterdam stock market, where shrewd trading skills run up to the border of...

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June 21, 2010

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak **** (of 4)

The character of Death narrates the story of Liesel Meminger, abandoned, nine-year-old daughter of a communist, who escapes death’s grasp during WWII in the German...

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June 21, 2010

Betrothed by S.Y. Agnon *** (of 4)

A wonderful little novella that I listened to on tape about a botanist who arrives in Palestine in 1909 (I think) is quickly surrounded by...

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June 21, 2010

The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon *** (of 4)

Written for a thinking reader, treats you like you are intelligent, though he could have used a bit of editing to cut some of the...

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June 21, 2010

A Darker Domain by Val McDermid ** (of 4)

A famed British mystery writer, with 23 books beneath her belt takes on the tight society of British mine workers and the psychological devastation accompanying...

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June 20, 2010

The Godfather of Kathmandu by John Burdett *** (of 4)

Burdett’s Thai detective travels to Nepal for this fourth in the series (search my earlier reviews under “Burdett”) and then travels very deep into Tantric...

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May 15, 2010