“Salvation City finds redemption in its beautifully nuanced depiction of those years in which the overarching emotional landscape is one of devastation, intensity, beauty, grief and betrayal.”
How to Read the Air – Dinaw Mengestu
“Mengestu never lets us read the air on our own.”
“At one time or another, Heribert and Humbert may be in the same bed, with the same woman, having the same dream.”
“In Zero History, the future feels more like the now than ever before.”
Unlike the repetitive flow of water, which can both deposit and erode, the novel’s mantras neither build nor deconstruct.
A Visit From the Goon Squad – Jennifer Egan
“The poignancy and instant gratification of a short story collection, with all the depth of one of the best and most surprising full length novels in recent memory.”
Super Sad True Love Story – Gary Shteyngart
“Shteyngart is Saul Bellow’s closest relative: the guardian of both the immigrant novel and the American novel, a writer of prose as moving and precise as any currently being written.”
The More I Owe You – Michael Sledge
“Sledge’s mistake is in trying to get so close to Bishop he loses her altogether.”
The Lonely Polygamist – Brady Udall
“The Lonely Polygamist is a darkly funny family drama at turns devastating, thoughtful, hilarious and sublime.”
“I like my promises kept, especially when they’re made by people I trust.”