Sunday, September 10, 2006

Today's Inquirer reviews ...

Edward Champion weighs Haruki Murakami's new collection of stories in the balance and finds them somewhat wanting: Talented writer comes up short .

Suzanne Blair, on the other hand, is much taken with Andrea Hollander Budy's latest collection of poems: Poems rich in memory and reflection.

Ed Voves finds Diane Purkiss's history of the Englsih Civil War enlightening: Lessons of the English Civil War.

And Carlin Romano looks to what's coming out this fall and winter: The best are taking on God and politics.

During this past week:

Roger Miller praised Stefanie Zweig's Somewhere in Germany: German writer continues saga of a family's quest for 'home'.

Desmond Ryan had a mixed reaction to Peter Ackroyd's The Lambs of London: Historical novel builds on 2 plots concerning Shakespeare.

David Hiltbrand found much to like - and some to criticize - in Will Beall's L.A. Rex: Breakneck pace rockets L.A. cops through implausible plot.

Allan Lundy found Anne Crosby's Matthew "a wonderful work ... dramatic, amusing, thoughtful and inspiring": The story of Matthew, and of those he touched.

Finally, school librarian Carrie Higgins reported on what children's books kids themselves liked: Not just pink covers and monsters.

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