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.”
Strange Science Fantasy – Scott Morse, Paul Pope
“It stands on the shoulders of a comic book past often talked about but rarely incorporated into modern graphic storytelling.”
Milo Burke is a misanthrope, a hater’s hater, and America, with its soggy yellow eyes and faded dream, has nothing left to offer him.
The Imperfectionists – Tom Rachman
“With rampant factual inaccuracies, an ever-shrinking readership, and an office best known for its dirty carpeting, most of the staff is beginning to wonder why the paper is even in existence.”
“Ian McEwan’s novels are usually refreshingly humane. Solar is not.”