The Horned Man by James Lasdun

Friday, December 26th, 2008

The Horned Man by James Lasdun

Recommended.

Dictation by Cynthia Ozick

Saturday, December 20th, 2008

Dictation by Cynthia Ozick

Recommended with reservations.

The House of Sleep by Jonathan Coe

Thursday, December 18th, 2008

The House of Sleep by Jonathan Coe

Not recommended.

Yellow Dog by Martin Amis

Saturday, December 13th, 2008

Yellow Dog by Martin Amis

Not recommended.

Too Loud a Solitude by Bohumil Hrabal

Thursday, December 11th, 2008

Too Loud a Solitude by Bohumil Hrabal

Recommended with reservations.

The Face of Another by Kobo Abe

Sunday, December 7th, 2008

The Face of Another by Kobo Abe

Recommended.

n+1 #7

Thursday, December 4th, 2008

n+1 #7

Recommended with reservations.

In Praise of Shadows by Junichiro Tanizaki (谷崎潤一郎)

Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008

In Praise of Shadows by Junichiro Tanizaki

Recommended with reservations.

Unpacking the Boxes by Donald Hall

Friday, November 28th, 2008

Unpacking the Boxes by Donald Hall

Recommended with reservations.

The Funeral Party by Ludmila Ulitskaya

Wednesday, November 26th, 2008

The Funeral Party by Ludmila Ulitskaya

Recommended.

Netherland by Joseph O’Neill

Friday, November 21st, 2008

Netherland by Joseph O'Neill

Not recommended.

The Squabble by Nikolai Gogol

Wednesday, November 19th, 2008

The Squabble by Nikolai Gogol

Recommended with reservations.

Remainder by Tom McCarthy

Friday, November 14th, 2008

Remainder by Tom McCarthy

Recommended with reservations.

Doctor Copernicus by John Banville

Saturday, November 8th, 2008

Doctor Copernicus by John Banville

Recommended with reservations.

The Pathseeker by Imre Kertész

Monday, November 3rd, 2008

The Pathseeker by Imre Kertész

Recommended.

World Famous Love Acts by Brian Leung

Thursday, October 30th, 2008

World Famous Love Acts by Brian Leung

Recommended.

A Person of Interest by Susan Choi

Tuesday, October 21st, 2008

A Person of Interest by Susan Choi

Not recommended.

After the Quake by Haruki Murakami (村上春樹)

Saturday, October 18th, 2008

After the Quake by Haruki Murakami

Recommended with reservations.

Boredom by Alberto Moravia

Monday, October 13th, 2008

Boredom by Alberto Moravia

Recommended with reservations.

The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery

Friday, October 10th, 2008

The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery

Recommended with reservations.

Eclipse by John Banville

Monday, October 6th, 2008

Eclipse by John Banville

Recommended.

Tin House #37

Saturday, October 4th, 2008

Tin House #37

Recommended with reservations.

When We Were Romans by Matthew Kneale

Thursday, October 2nd, 2008

When We Were Romans by Matthew Kneale

Not recommended.

The Sound of the Mountain by Yasunari Kawabata (川端康成)

Saturday, September 27th, 2008

The Sound of the Mountain by Yasunari Kawabata

Recommended.

In the Lake of the Woods by Tim O’Brien

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008

In the Lake of the Woods by Tim O'Brien

Not recommended.

Man in the Dark by Paul Auster

Saturday, September 20th, 2008

Man in the Dark by Paul Auster

Recommended with reservations.

Trauma by Patrick McGrath

Wednesday, September 17th, 2008

Trauma by Patrick McGrath

Not recommended.

House of Meetings by Martin Amis

Friday, September 12th, 2008

House of Meetings by Martin Amis

Recommended.

A Gentleman’s Guide to Graceful Living by Michael Dahlie

Monday, September 8th, 2008

A Gentleman's Guide to Graceful Living by Michael Dahlie

Not recommended.

Mr. Foreigner by Matthew Kneale

Sunday, September 7th, 2008

Mr. Foreigner by Matthew Kneale

Recommended with reservations.

Atmospheric Disturbances by Rivka Galchen

Sunday, August 31st, 2008

Atmospheric Disturbances by Rivka Galchen

Recommended.

Twenty Fragments of a Ravenous Youth by Xiaolu Guo

Tuesday, August 26th, 2008

Twenty Fragments of a Ravenous Youth by Xiaolu Guo

Recommended with reservations.

The Foreign Student by Susan Choi

Thursday, August 21st, 2008

The Foreign Student by Susan Choi

Recommended.

It’s All Right Now by Charles Chadwick

Thursday, August 14th, 2008

It's All Right Now by Charles Chadwick

Not recommended.

Breath by Tim Winton

Sunday, August 10th, 2008

Breath by Tim Winton

Recommended with reservations.

We Always Treat Women Too Well by Raymond Queneau

Thursday, August 7th, 2008

We Always Treat Women Too Well by Raymond Queneau

Recommended with reservations.

Small Crimes in an Age of Abundance by Matthew Kneale

Sunday, August 3rd, 2008

Small Crimes in an Age of Abundance by Matthew Kneale

Recommended.

Tin House #36

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

Tin House #36

Recommended.

Winter’s Bone by Daniel Woodrell

Monday, July 28th, 2008

Winter's Bone by Daniel Woodrell

Not recommended.

A Spot of Bother by Mark Haddon

Monday, July 21st, 2008

A Spot of Bother by Mark Haddon

Recommended with reservations.

Time Regained by Marcel Proust

Sunday, July 13th, 2008

Time Regained by Marcel Proust

Recommended.

Harry, Revised by Mark Sarvas

Tuesday, July 8th, 2008

Harry, Revised by Mark Sarvas

Recommended with reservations.

Black Swan Green by David Mitchell

Friday, July 4th, 2008

Black Swan Green by David Mitchell

Not recommended.

After the Banquet by Yukio Mishima

Tuesday, July 1st, 2008

After the Banquet by Yukio Mishima

Not recommended.

The Age of American Unreason by Susan Jacoby

Thursday, June 26th, 2008

The Age of American Unreason by Susan Jacoby

Recommended.

Contempt by Alberto Moravia

Thursday, June 19th, 2008

Contempt by Alberto Moravia

Highly recommended.

The Old Capital by Yasunari Kawabata (川端康成)

Wednesday, June 11th, 2008

The Old Capital by Yasunari Kawabata

Recommended with reservations.

Equal Danger by Leonardo Sciascia

Thursday, June 5th, 2008

Equal Danger by Leonardo Sciascia

Recommended with reservations.

Envy by Yuri Olesha

Friday, May 30th, 2008

Envy by Yuri Olesha

Recommended.

The Boat by Nam Le

Friday, May 23rd, 2008

The Boat by Nam Le

Recommended.

Special Topics in Calamity Physics by Marisha Pessl

Saturday, May 17th, 2008

Special Topics in Calamity Physics by Marisha Pessl

Not recommended.

Thousand Cranes by Yasunari Kawabata (川端康成)

Tuesday, May 13th, 2008

Thousand Cranes by Yasunari Kawabata

Recommended.

The Diving Pool by Yoko Ogawa

Friday, May 9th, 2008

The Diving Pool by Yoko Ogawa

Recommended with reservations.

Pedro Paramo by Juan Rulfo

Thursday, May 8th, 2008

Pedro Paramo by Juan Rulfo

Recommended with reservations.

The Captive and The Fugitive by Marcel Proust

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

The Captive and The Fugitive by Marcel Proust

Recommended.

The Lying Tongue by Andrew Wilson

Friday, April 25th, 2008

The Lying Tongue by Andrew Wilson

Not recommended.

Blood Kin by Ceridwen Dovey

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008

Blood Kin by Ceridwen Dovey

Not recommended.

All the Sad Young Literary Men by Keith Gessen

Monday, April 14th, 2008

All the Sad Young Literary Men by Keith Gessen

Recommended with reservations.

Beauty and Sadness by Yasunari Kawabata (川端康成)

Wednesday, April 9th, 2008

Beauty and Sadness by Yasunari Kawabata

Recommended.

Tin House #35

Monday, April 7th, 2008

[Cover]

Not recommended.

Lost Men by Brian Leung

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008

[Cover]

Recommended with reservations.

Six Records of a Floating Life by Shen Fu

Monday, March 31st, 2008

[Cover]

Recommended with reservations.

Sodom and Gomorrah by Marcel Proust

Sunday, March 23rd, 2008

[Cover]

Recommended with reservations.

In Praise of Idleness by Bertrand Russell

Friday, March 21st, 2008

[Cover]

Recommended.

Kokoro by Natsume Soseki (夏目漱石)

Sunday, March 16th, 2008

[Cover]

Highly recommended.

Snow Country by Yasunari Kawabata (川端康成)

Wednesday, March 12th, 2008

[Cover]

Recommended.

Experience by Martin Amis

Friday, March 7th, 2008

[Cover]

Recommended.

Against the Machine: Being Human in the Age of the Electronic Mob by Lee Siegel

Tuesday, March 4th, 2008

[Cover]

Recommended with reservations.

n+1 #6

Thursday, February 28th, 2008

[Cover]

Recommended.

Travels in the Scriptorium by Paul Auster

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008

[Cover]

Recommended with reservations.

Birchwood by John Banville

Saturday, February 23rd, 2008

[Cover]

Recommended with reservations.

The Actual by Saul Bellow

Thursday, February 21st, 2008

[Cover]

Recommended.

The Guermantes Way by Marcel Proust

Thursday, February 14th, 2008

[Cover]

Recommended with reservations.

Things We Lose by Roland Sodowsky

Wednesday, February 13th, 2008

[Cover]

Highly recommended.

Why I Am Not a Christian and Other Essays on Religion and Related Subjects by Bertrand Russell

Monday, February 11th, 2008

[Cover]

Recommended.

The Elephant Vanishes by Haruki Murakami (村上春樹)

Thursday, February 7th, 2008

[Cover]

Recommended.

The Unconsoled by Kazuo Ishiguro

Sunday, February 3rd, 2008

[Cover]

Recommended with reservations.

Laughter in the Dark by Vladimir Nabokov

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

[Cover]

Recommended.

The Book of Illusions by Paul Auster

Thursday, January 24th, 2008

[Cover]

Recommended with reservations.

Black Rain by Masuji Ibuse

Thursday, January 24th, 2008

[Cover]

Recommended with reservations.

The Heather Blazing by Colm Toibin

Thursday, January 24th, 2008

[Cover]

Not recommended.

The Information by Martin Amis

Thursday, January 24th, 2008

[Cover]

Recommended.