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Review: Atmospheric Disturbances by Rivka Galchen

Posted on June 26, 2009 by The Biblio Brat

This is the the story of Dr. Leo Liebenstein and his search for his “real” wife Rema. However, it’s not that easy. As the reader comes to discover, reality is in the eye of the beholder. Is Rema really an imposter? Or is Leo having a crisis such that he can no longer recognize what he once took for granted? That what he has known all along is no longer the same. People change. But in his eyes, she is so different, she has to be another person altogether. Continue reading →

Review: Into the Beautiful North by Luis Alberto Urrea

Posted on June 24, 2009 by The Biblio Brat

Nayeli is young, and in search of help, but more so of hope and answers. Sometimes what you’re looking for isn’t where you find it. And more often than not, it finds you. Even the truth, how you see it, isn’t what you expect when seen up close. Most adults, or at least those who have truly matured, will tell you it is how you respond to the revelation that defines the person you become. Continue reading →

Review: Testimony by Anita Shreve

Posted on June 11, 2009 by The Biblio Brat

Testimony by Anita Shreve (2008) Contemporary Fiction, 352 pages Little, Brown and Company Reprint Edition (May 2009) Review copy provided by Hachette Book Group Advisory: Scenes of a sexual nature and strong language. I won’t try to gloss … Continue reading →

Review: The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides

Posted on June 9, 2009 by The Biblio Brat

The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides (1993) Contemporary Fiction, 256 pages Picador Reprint edition (April 28, 2009) Read for Picador Book Club: Picador’s Twitter Account The discussion of this book I have an extra copy due to a shipping mix-up. … Continue reading →

Review: Follow Me by Joanna Scott

Posted on May 6, 2009 by The Biblio Brat

Follow Me by Joanna Scott (April 2009) Contemporary Fiction, 420 pages Published by Little, Brown and Company Review copy courtesy of Hachette Book Group, Inc. On a Summer day in 1946, Sally Werner, the precocious daughter of hardscrabble Pennsylvania … Continue reading →

Review: Admission by Jean Hanff Korelitz

Posted on April 22, 2009 by The Biblio Brat

Admission by Jean Hanff Korelitz (April 2009)Fiction, 449 pagesGrand Central Publishing Review Copy provided by Hachette Book Group “Admissions. Admission. Aren’t there two sides to the word? And two opposing sides…It’s what we let in, but it’s also what we … Continue reading →

Review: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

Posted on April 4, 2009 by The Biblio Brat

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley (1818) Fiction, Page lengths and publishers vary I always include a book cover with my reviews. I also try to use one that is identical to the particular edition I’ve read. That being said, I don’t … Continue reading →

Review: Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz

Posted on February 12, 2009 by The Biblio Brat

Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz (2003) Contemporary Fiction/Thriller, 446 pages Published by Bantam Dell, a division of Random House The was the first ever Dean Koontz book I’ve read. It will not be my last. I don’t have many serious … Continue reading →

Review: The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett

Posted on January 7, 2009 by The Biblio Brat

In the title we find the clue to what is contained within: a book that explores the meaning of “common” and “uncommon”, expressed through the mind’s eye of those who are – and aren’t. This is a story where perception rules, and how the changing of it alters us and everything around us. Continue reading →

Review: What If…? by Steve N. Lee

Posted on August 21, 2008 by The Biblio Brat

What if…? by Steve N. Lee, 2007Fiction/Thriller, 350 pagesPublished by Blue Zoo, Huddersfield, England Author’s web site ScenarioWhat if a stranger appeared on the streets of New York claiming to possess the power to heal? And what if people believed … Continue reading →

Review: A Thousand Acres by Jane Smiley

Posted on April 8, 2008 by The Biblio Brat

A Thousand Acres by Jane Smiley (1991)Fiction, 384 pagesFirst Anchor Books Edition (2003)A division of Random House, Inc.1992 Pulitzer Prize Winner Read for: The Pulitzer Project and the 888 Challenge A successful Iowa farmer decides to divide his farm between … Continue reading →

Review: The Gathering by Anne Enright

Posted on March 5, 2008 by The Biblio Brat

From the perspective of some, this a ‘bleak’ and depressing read. I will admit that initially, I felt the same way. However in letting this book stew on my mind for a few days, and after re-reading several passages, I realize that I had missed something. This book is about life, not death. It is about the journey’s we take and choices we make, and how each affect the other. Continue reading →