Here are my random picks from this week's New York Times Book Review section:
Fiction
Ravens - George Dawes Green; "The Boatwrights just won 318 million dollars in the Georgia state lottery. It's going to be the worst day of their lives."
The Widows of Eastwick - John Updike; "Now close to 70 and widowed by their second husbands, they are haunted by mortality and use their waning powers to atone for past crimes."
Nonfiction
Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Super Athletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen - Christopher McDougall; "half rollicking adventure tale, half training manual, though even the leatheriest ultramarathoner might find the Tarahumara training diet of ground corn spiked with barbecued mice challenging."
The Importance of Music To Girls - Lavinia Greenlaw; "In smart, lovely prose, she begins with her mother's singing and moves through her allegiance to disco, punk and new wave, bringing her youth to life."
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
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