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"Sacred Games" "Sacred Games"
Vikram Chandra's exquisite cops and robbers tale breaks the mold of the contemporary Indian novel, bringing Mumbai -- in all its chaos -- gloriously to life.
By Laura Miller Feb 5, 2007
"The End of Mr. Y" "The End of Mr. Y"
Scarlett Thomas' novel dabbles in Derrida and Darwin, but her story of a screwed-up grad student obsessed with a cursed book never gets bogged down.
By Laura Miller Jan 18, 2007
The fall of the house of Pynchon The fall of the house of Pynchon
Slogging through the science and history, sex and paranoia that crowd Thomas Pynchon's cartoonish new novel, it's obvious his disciples now write better Big Idea novels than he does.
By Laura Miller Nov 21, 2006
"The Uses of Enchantment" "The Uses of Enchantment"
In her multifold new novel, Heidi Julavits sends up self-help and female victimhood through the story of a girl who may have faked her own kidnapping.
By Marisa Meltzer Oct 17, 2006
Kirkus shrugged Kirkus shrugged
I spent years writing my novel -- and daydreaming of critical acclaim. Now the reviews are in. Apparently, it's terrible.
By Michael Laser Sep 28, 2006
"Icelander" "Icelander"
This wonderful new novel from McSweeney's is a twisty murder mystery with rich overtones of Nabokov, Norse mythology and pomo fiction.
By Laura Miller Aug 11, 2006
"Talk Talk" "Talk Talk"
Only T.C. Boyle could pull off this literary thriller about a deaf woman determined to confront the man who stole her identity.
By Laura Miller Jul 21, 2006
"Theft" "Theft"
A painter in dire straits, his simple brother and a ravishing femme fatale light up prizewinning author Peter Carey's masterly new art-world mystery.
By Laura Miller May 10, 2006
Instant salvation Instant salvation
In A.M. Homes' surprisingly sunny new novel, an alienated middle-aged professional goes from unenlightened zero to sensitive superhero in 30 days or less.
By Heather Havrilesky Apr 24, 2006
Books "Memoirs of a Muse"
In Lara Vapnyar's amusing first novel, a young Russian immigrant strives to emulate Dostoevski's mistress and become a great man's inspiration.
By Laura Miller Apr 11, 2006
"A Million Nightingales" "A Million Nightingales"
In an excerpt from Susan Straight's new novel, a mixed-race slave girl tries to outwit her captors.
By Susan Straight Mar 18, 2006
"The Thin Place" "The Thin Place"
In Kathryn Davis' lustrous new novel, cosmic forces seep into a small Vermont town and an adolescent girl brings a man back to life.
By Laura Miller Jan 26, 2006
Finding our religion Finding our religion
"Mission to America," Walter Kirn's delightful portrait of a nation at loose spiritual ends, outdoes the work of Tom Wolfe.
By Laura Miller Nov 21, 2005
Fantastic friends Fantastic friends
Bestselling writers Neil Gaiman and Susanna Clarke talk with Salon about fairies, folk tales and fighting the tyranny of realism.
By Laura Miller Oct 8, 2005
"The March" by E.L. Doctorow "The March" by E.L. Doctorow
In this kaleidoscopic rendering of Gen. Sherman's famous March to the Sea, the characters and metaphors come and go with all the tumult of the Union Army.
By Laura Miller Oct 1, 2005
"Slow Man" by J.M. Coetzee "Slow Man" by J.M. Coetzee
Nobel laureate Coetzee takes a simple plot -- an aging, injured man falls for his nurse -- and spins it into a postmodern meditation on desire and humanity.
By Hillary Frey Oct 1, 2005
"Wickett's Remedy" by Myla Goldberg "Wickett's Remedy" by Myla Goldberg
The author of "Bee Season" ventures into new territory with the story of an Irish Catholic girl in Boston widowed by the influenza epidemic of 1918.
By Ira Boudway Oct 1, 2005
"Pigtopia" by Kitty Fitzgerald "Pigtopia" by Kitty Fitzgerald
A misshapen boy-man with a secret "Pig Palace" befriends a lonely teenage girl in this fantastic fable that never fully departs from the possible.
By Andrew O'Hehir Oct 1, 2005
"Anansi Boys" by Neil Gaiman "Anansi Boys" by Neil Gaiman
A hybrid of folklore and farce, the latest from the author of "American Gods" unfurls the story of Fat Charlie, a pitiful working bloke who's the son of a trickster god.
By Laura Miller Oct 1, 2005
What to read What to read
New novels from Zadie Smith, Neil Gaiman, Myla Goldberg and E.L. Doctorow stand out in fall's first wave of fiction.
By Salon's critics Oct 1, 2005
"On Beauty" by Zadie Smith "On Beauty" by Zadie Smith
From the author of "White Teeth" and "The Autograph Man" comes an extraordinary academic comic novel in the tradition of "Howards End" that bursts with imagination.
By Laura Miller Oct 1, 2005
Reading "Anna Karenina" Reading "Anna Karenina"
I put off Tolstoy's novel for years, but I finally had to find out: Is it truly one of the greatest books ever written?
By James Hynes Jul 11, 2005
Summer reading Summer reading
There's a little something for everyone -- Vampires! Time travelers! British babes! -- in this selection of page turners guaranteed to make your summer shine.
By Salon Staff Jun 6, 2005
"Misfortune" by Wesley Stace
In this enjoyable 19th century potboiler with a twist, a boy is raised as a girl, and a balladeer plays a starring role in solving the mystery of her parentage.
By Laura Miller Jun 6, 2005
"Cast of Shadows" by Kevin Guilfoile
A father uses cloning technology and a video game to track down the man who killed and raped his daughter in this near-futuristic thriller.
By Laura Miller Jun 6, 2005
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