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Literary Fiction Reviews

A review of At Home with the Glynns by Eric Kraft

March 30, 2004

by Bob Williams At Home with the Glynns by Eric Kraft Paperback: 179 pages Picador USA; Reprint edition (May 1996), ISBN: 031214279X Of the first eight books by Kraft, four of them (Little Follies, Where Do You Stop?, What a…

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Literary Fiction Reviews

A review of Yellow Dog by Martin Amis

March 30, 2004

In the often farcical rollercoaster ride that the book follows, the reader encounters a kind of Quixote tilt at the Windmills of honesty, straining to work out what is real and what isn’t, who is really guilty, and if innocence…

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A review of The Point by Marion Halligan

March 30, 2004

Told in short, simply constructed sentences, the narrative builds beguiling complexity and sophistication from deceptive sparseness, like one of Flora’s culinary creations. Reviewed by Hope Nesmith The Point By Marion Halligan Allen & Unwin 335 pp On a fictitious promontory…

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Cookbooks, Non fiction reviews

A review of How to Be A Domestic Goddess by Nigella Lawson

March 30, 2004

If you have any pretensions at all towards baking, for family, for friends, for the school, or just for yourself, you couldn’t find a more seductive, more appealing, and more inspiring book. It is pure pleasure to read, and just…

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A review of That Old Ace in the Hole by Annie Proulx

March 30, 2004

The combination of lighthearted comedy with a very serious main character and intense scenery descriptions makes for an enjoyable and even languorous read. Right from the start the novel plunges into deep description – one imagines Proulx herself driving past…

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A review of Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier

March 30, 2004

As an example of mainstream fiction it is by no means despicable. It offers solid enjoyments although the careful reader will be uneasy about many authorial choices. Reviewed by Bob Williams Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier Plume…

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A Review of My Life As a Fake by Peter Carey

March 30, 2004

The slick post-modern magic realism narration never interferes with Carey’s first and greatest strength, which is that of a terrific storyteller. Although the story moves quickly, the writing is almost always tight, beautiful, and compelling, interlaced with delicate puns, and…

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Author interviews

Interview with Stephen Blake Mettee

March 30, 2004

The author of the Fast Track Guide on How to Write a Nonfiction Book Proposal talks about the impetus for his book, on why the nonfiction book market is easier to break into than the fiction one, his Fast Track…

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Books for writers, Non fiction reviews

A review of How to Write a Nonfiction Book Proposal by Stephen Blake Mettee

March 30, 2004

If you want to put together a nonfiction book proposal, this is as clear and focused a guide as you could hope to find. Mettee cuts straight to the chase and provides a very easy to follow, no nonsense guide…

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Literary Fiction Reviews

A review of What A Piece of Work I Am by Eric Kraft

March 30, 2004

Much of the novel issues from the stage and much of the language is stagy. Since the explanation for staginess comes after the fact, one is obliged to determine how much satisfaction a belated explanation can give. Contrivance is a…

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