Sunday, February 11, 2007

Today's Inquirer reviews ...

Bryan Appleyard offers just a terrific look at John Ashbery's latest collection: A poet with a gift for the odd and unique.

Chuck Leddy provides a compelling account of Ishmael Beah's A Long Way Gone: A boy soldier's haunting memoir.

Edward Champion limns the charms of David Markson's early work: Embellishments eclipse plots in reissue of 'Epitaph' novels.

Sarah Weinman find Chris Bohjalian's latest a tad too gimmicky: A novel spoiled by a quest for ever more.

Carlin Romano is much impressed by James M. Olsen's Fair Play: Lies, and the liars who lie about them.

Sandy Bauers liked listening to Ron McLarty's latest: Going back to their boyhoods: Two heartwarming stories

During the past week:

Maxine Clarke sized up Val McDermid's The Grave Tattoo: Uniting the poet and the mutineer.

John Freeman was a little disappointed in Howard Norman's Devotion: A fine novel, but not up to the author's high standard.

Jack Fischel gave high marks to Michael B. Oren's Power, Faith, and Fantasy: Back to Barbary pirates, missionaries.

And Fred Bortz had high praise for Freeman Dyson's The Scientist as Rebel: A book of essays that's a science project, too .

There should be something there for everyone.

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