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BREAKING THE MOLD

The Golem and the Jinni, Helene Wecker
"In Helene Wecker’s first novel, two more than usually disoriented foreigners emerge onto the streets of 1899 New York......more".
Reviewed by Susann Cokal
  • Pacific

    ABERRATIONS AND APPARITIONS

    Reviewed by Daniel Handler

    Here’s a paragraph you might find a little strange: “Micah had ridden three times, got thrown once. He found horses hard to read. Their thoughts might go back to the beginning of horse time, or they might be afraid of a candy...more

  • Woke Up Lonely

    LOVE ME. LEAVE ME ALONE.

    Reviewed by Josh Emmons

    Loneliness can be divided into two types: transient and chronic. The first is more common than the second, meaning most people feel lonely sometimes and some people feel lonely most of the time. Transients aren’t interesting....more

  • Constance

    ARE YOU MY FATHER?

    Reviewed by Julie Myerson

    At a party in 1960s Manhattan, a beautiful blonde named Constance meets a professor of poetry many years her senior. After a brief and not especially rigorous courtship, she agrees to become his wife. And, perhaps unsurprisingly,...more

  • To Save Everything, Click Here: The Folly of Technological Solutionism

    BIG DATA IS WATCHING YOU

    Reviewed by Ellen Ullman

    How can you resist a book whose first chapter begins: “Have you ever peeked inside a friend’s trash can? I have.” Trash is like “one’s sex life,” the book continues, “the less said about it, the better.” Yet...more

  • A Thousand Pardons

    REGRETS ONLY

    Reviewed by Katharine Noel

    What does it mean to say “I’m sorry”? Increasingly, in this age of ceremonial, highly ritualized apology, it’s hard to distinguish between true remorse and savvy public relations. Jonathan Dee’s sixth novel, “A...more

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