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Jennifer Egan: A Visit from the Goon Squad

June 17, 2016July 7, 2010 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews Jenifer Egan’s A Visit from the Goon Squad. Read the full post.

Categories Book Reviews, Jennifer Egan Tags 2010, 2010s, NBCC Award, Pulitzer Prize 34 Comments

Philip Roth: Patrimony

August 9, 2016January 21, 2010 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews Philip Roth’s memoir of his father’s death, Patrimony. Read the full post.

Categories Book Reviews, Philip Roth Tags 1990s, 1991, NBCC Award 3 Comments

Junot Díaz: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

January 15, 2018April 1, 2009 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews Junot Díaz’s 2007, Pulitzer Prize winning novel The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao.

Categories Book Reviews, Junot Díaz Tags 2000s, 2007, NBCC Award, Pulitzer Prize 14 Comments

Marilynne Robinson: Gilead

October 5, 2017January 31, 2009 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews Marilynne Robinson’s 2004, Pulitzer Prize winning novel, Gilead.

Categories Book Reviews, Marilynne Robinson Tags 2000s, 2004, NBCC Award, Pulitzer Prize 28 Comments

Roberto Bolaño: 2666

September 27, 2017December 30, 2008 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews Roberto Bolaño’s 2004 magnum opus, 2666, translated from the Spanish by Natasha Wimmer.

Categories Book Reviews, Roberto Bolaño Tags 2000s, 2004, NBCC Award, Spanish 31 Comments

Cormac McCarthy: All the Pretty Horses

September 26, 2017October 15, 2008 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews Cormac McCarthy’s National Book Award winning novel, All the Pretty Horses.

Categories Book Reviews, Cormac McCarthy Tags 1990s, 1992, National Book Award, NBCC Award 15 Comments

Philip Roth: The Counterlife

September 26, 2017October 12, 2008 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews Philip Roth’s 1986 Zuckerman novel, The Counterlife.

Categories Book Reviews, Philip Roth Tags 1980s, 1986, NBCC Award 3 Comments
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