Reviews

Bookshots: 'Hollow City' by Ransom Riggs

January 16th, 2014

Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: Hollow City Who wrote it? Ransom Riggs, author of the NY Times bestselling YA fantasy, Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, which is also this book's prequel.

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Bookshots: 'The Poisoned Island' by Lloyd Shepherd

January 15th, 2014

Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: The Poisoned Island Who wrote it? [Shepherd's] words drip with charm and grace. I loved letting the language carry me away, even in its crudest moments... British writer Lloyd Shepherd, author of The English Monster.

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Bookshots: 'Forgiving the Angel: Four Stories for Franz Kafka' by Jay Cantor

January 14th, 2014

Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: Forgiving the Angel: Four Stories for Franz Kafka Who wrote it? A moving and innovative read. It will be enjoyed by devotees of Kafka’s work, as well as those interested in giving it a closer look. Jay Cantor, award-winning novelist who also wrote The Death of Che Guevara

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Bookshots: 'Shovel Ready' by Adam Sternbergh

January 14th, 2014

Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: Shovel Ready

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Bookshots: 'Leaving the Sea' by Ben Marcus

January 8th, 2014

Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: Leaving the Sea: Stories

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Bookshots: 'Little Failure: A Memoir' by Gary Shteyngart

January 8th, 2014

Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: Little Failure: A Memoir Who wrote it: The kind of book that makes you think, but not too hard at first; some of the themes will sneak up quietly at work or dinner, hours after you’ve set it down. Russian-American novelist, Gary Shteyngart. Shteyngart also wrote Super Sad True Love Story, Absurdistan, and The Russian Debutante’s Handbook.

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Bookshots: 'Dark Duets - All-New Tales of Horror and Dark Fantasy'

January 7th, 2014

Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: Dark Duets - All-New Tales of Horror and Dark Fantasy

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Bookshots: 'You Disappear' by Christian Jungersen

January 7th, 2014

Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: You Disappear Who wrote it? Jungersen’s prose is alternately spare and lyrical, making this a page-turner where entire passages stay with you. Christian Jungersen, whose 3rd novel follows in the footsteps of his first two, which were both multiple-award winning bestsellers.

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Bookshots: 'The Yellow Eyes of Crocodiles' by Katherine Pancol

January 2nd, 2014

Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: The Yellow Eyes of Crocodiles Who wrote it: Katherine Pancol, a journalist and one of France's best known contemporary authors.

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Bookshots: 'Night Watch' by Sergei Lukyanenko

December 30th, 2013

Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title:  Night Watch Who wrote it?  Lukyanenko ensures his magical characters are washed with a human resonance, so his fantastic concepts remain familiar and identifiable. Sergei Lukyanenko, best know for his Watch series of fantasy novels (Night Watch is the first, originally published in 1998). 

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