2
Apr
2010
Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger
I loved The Time Traveler’s Wife. Hard. But I’d read many a lukewarm review of Her Fearful Symmetry, so I went in with low expectations, which was probably good because I ended up liking it more than I thought I would.
29
Oct
2009
The Turn of the Screw by Henry James
This is one of those books where nobody will ever know if it’s really a ghost story or if the narrator is nuts. Certainly, there seem to be two strictly divided camps in the world of literary criticism.
23
Oct
2009
Dismantled by Jennifer McMahon
This is a twisty book. There’s a twist, and then another and then another. Seriously, everything I predicted was wrong.
27
Apr
2009
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
For some reason, everyone loves Jane Austen, to the detriment of the Brontë sisters. To some extent this makes sense. Austen’s novels numerate more than all of the sisters’ works combined, and each sister really only has one classic. But, say we take Jane Eyre and compare it to any of Austen’s novels. The plot is far more intricate than Austen’s. Brontë might not focus on the banality of privileged life, but her satire and class criticism (and hypocrisy therein) can be just as biting.
20
Apr
2009
Angelica by Arthur Phillips
This is a weird book. And I don’t necessarily mean that in a good way. One narrator tells the same story from various points of view. Kinda post-modernist, I guess. Except that it takes place in 19th century England.
