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Farooqi’s Story of a Widow avoids clichés
By David Chau
Much of the Toronto author's latest novel about a woman's self-discovery in the aftermath of loss is predictable and familiar, but its simple and subtle narrative sets it apart from similar stories.
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Tokyo teens tag-team on mother-murder in Real World
By Patty Jones
Natsuo Kirino’s devilish suspense novel about five Japanese antiheroes and their mother trouble is not a murder mystery whodunit but a disturbing whydunit.
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Murakami sticks to his subject in What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
By Michael Hingston
The good news is that Running is indeed a memoir, where Haruki Murakami himself is firmly under the microscope. But the bad news is that all he wants to talk about is long-distance running.
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The Killing Circle hides a lack of thrills
By John Lekich
There’s a surprising lack of suspense here, with the plotting and twists predictable and the pace bogged down by melancholy asides on everything from the death of newspapers to shabby reality TV.
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The End comes with surgical precision
By Michael Hingston
The End
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Find love, face loneliness, and confront death in The Chinese Knot
By Allan Cho
The Chinese Knot
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Catherine O’Flynn delivers mesmerizing debut in What Was Lost
By Patty Jones
What Was Lost
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This Land Is Their Land reveals woes of ordinary Americans
By Brian Lynch
This Land Is Their Land
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The Prodigal Tongue speaks of language with lighthearted skill
By Michael Hingston
The Prodigal Tongue
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Political squabbling obscures the message of Ma Jian's Beijing Coma
By Alexander Varty
This new novel by the Chinese dissident author is a big book, an important book, but in the end not a very good book, because its message is obscured by far too many pages of less-than-scintillating dialogue.
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Ahmed Rashid guides Descent into Chaos towards volatile future
By Travis Lupick
Descent Into Chaos is not another professor’s attempt to cash in on the debacle that is George W. Bush's presidency. It is the result of a highly regarded journalist’s dedication to a crucially important, increasingly volatile region of the world.
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American Nerd needs to get nerdier
By Michael Hingston
American Nerd
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The Gift of Rain gives enlightened thrills
By Alexander Varty
Malaysian author Tan Twan Eng has mastered the Japanese martial art of aikido, and that’s undoubtedly reflected in the sure-footedness and patience he brings to The Gift of Rain.
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The Voice reveals Thomas Quasthoff's humorous side
By Jessica Werb
The Voice
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James Bond revisits old formula in Devil May Care
By Mat Loup
Devil May Care
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When You Are Engulfed in Flames has comic take on our weird world
By Jillian Hull
When You Are Engulfed in Flames
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Madness, Betrayal and the Lash offers seafaring adventure
By Alexander Varty
Madness, Betrayal and the Lash
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Love and madness in Atmospheric Disturbances
By Patty Jones
Atmospheric Disturbances
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Following the Curve of Time captures West Coast voyages of risk and discovery
By Alexander Varty
Following the Curve of Time
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The Writing Class delivers a kooky and spooky whodunit
By Patty Jones
The Writing Class
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Michael Chabon charts an entertaining trip with Maps and Legends
By Robert Wiersema
It’s a rare writer who can surprise readers with every new book. For one to do so with the frequency of Michael Chabon is remarkable indeed, and has resulted in an impressive and eclectic career.
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Meek not blessed by Descent into confusion
By Mat Loup
We Are Now Beginning Our Descent
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Forage / The Shovel / Subway Under Byzantium
By Jacqueline Turner
Forage By Rita Wong. Nightwood Editions, 85 pp, $16.95
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A descent into The Ravine to make you laugh, think, and feel
By Robert Wiersema
The Ravine
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The Ten-Cent Plague flips back to dark comic-book times
By Amanda Growe
At a time when adults worry about young people’s consumption of video games, websites, and music genres such as hip-hop, it’s hard to imagine that comics were once seen as a serious threat to American society.
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