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2002

William Trevor: The Story of Lucy Gault

May 7, 2026August 29, 2024 by Trevor Berrett

This year’s Mookse and Gripes Podcast summer book club selection was William Trevor’s The Story of Lucy Gault. Here are my thoughts, as well as a link to the podcast episode where we discuss the book.

Categories Book Reviews, William Trevor Tags 2000s, 2002 2 Comments

Wolfgang Hilbig: The Sleep of the Righteous

August 23, 2018 by Paul Fulcher

Paul reviews Wolfgang Hilbig’s 2002 collection of reflections, The Sleep of the Righteous, translated from the German by Isabel Fargo Cole.

Categories Book Reviews, Wolfgang Hilbig Tags 2000s, 2002, German Leave a comment

Samanta Schweblin: Fever Dream

August 4, 2017April 11, 2017 by Lee Monks

Lee reviews Samanta Schweblin’s Fever Dream, translated from the Spanish by Megan McDowell, and recently placed on the Man Booker Prize International Prize longlist.

Categories Book Reviews, Samanta Schweblin Tags 2000s, 2002, Spanish 14 Comments

Denis Johnson: Train Dreams

July 11, 2016January 3, 2012 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews Denis Johnson’s Train Dreams. Read the full post.

Categories Book Reviews, Denis Johnson Tags 2000s, 2002 15 Comments

J.M. Coetzee: Youth

June 29, 2016April 22, 2011 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews J.M. Coetzee’s Youth. Read the full post.

Categories Book Reviews, J.M. Coetzee Tags 2000s, 2002, Nobel Prize 3 Comments

Maile Meloy: Half in Love

June 17, 2016August 13, 2010 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews Maile Meloy’s short story collection Half in Love. Read the full post.

Categories Book Reviews, Maile Meloy Tags 2000s, 2002, Short Story 5 Comments

Michael Frayn: Spies

June 9, 2016May 3, 2010 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews Michael Frayn’s Spies. Read the full post.

Categories Book Reviews, Michael Frayn Tags 2000s, 2002, 2002 Booker Prize, Booker Prize 4 Comments

Roberto Bolaño: Antwerp

June 9, 2016April 23, 2010 by Trevor Berrett
Review copy courtesy of New Directions.

Trevor reviews Roberto Bolaño’s Antwerp, translated from the Spanish by Natasha Wimmer. Read the full post.

Categories Book Reviews, Roberto Bolaño Tags 2000s, 2002, Spanish 8 Comments

Robert Arthur Alexie: Porcupines and China Dolls

June 8, 2016February 26, 2010 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews Robert Arthur Alexie’s Porcupines and China Dolls. Read the full post.

Categories Book Reviews, Robert Arthur Alexie Tags 2000s, 2002 4 Comments

Javier Marías: Your Face Tomorrow, Volume I: Fever and Spear

February 12, 2018June 18, 2009 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews Javier Marías’s Your Face Tomorrow, Volume 1: Fever and Spear, translated from the Spanish by Margaret Jull Costa..

Categories Book Reviews, Javier Marías Tags 2000s, 2002, New Directions, Spanish 8 Comments
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