Excellent: 93%
Few reviewers had anything bad to say about this book where (maybe) a wife disappears and her husband could be to blame. Or maybe not. Apparently it creeps you out and keeps you guessing until the end, and is very well-written in the process.
Excellent: 97%
Despite being about a closed-off community of Hassidic Jews, this is a sad and powerful story is surprisingly relatable for the world at large – many of the reviewers said they wept when they read it.
Excellent: 86%
An irreverent, debauched historical comedy about impressionists, most of the reviewers found it brilliant, and the few issues found in it were a slightly lagging main story and juvenile humor.
Above Average: 80%
A satire concerned with avoiding war with China, most found the book pretty humorous, though a main issue was that the politics of the book already feel dated, as the story takes place in the Bush era and the political climate has already changed immensely.
Above Average: 81%
A well-crafted spy novel that’s apparently heavy on the sex, some reviewers complained that aspects of the story were clichéd and disjointed, but many praised the pacing and the interesting characters.
Avoid: 45%
Some saw it as just a set-up book for the final one coming out soon, but most of the bloggers saw it as extremely boring and pointless penultimate entry in the Sookie Stackhouse series. EDITOR’S NOTE: I just think the phrase “Vampire King of Louisiana” is hilarious.
Excellent: 95%
Reviewers were genuinely surprised Mantel could make this particular period of history fresh and engaging, with all the other media out there on it. The second book in her trilogy about Cromwell (Thomas, not Oliver), it will keep you hooked even though you already know the ending. It’s a Prosenotes Pick!
Average: 72%
A reportedly important book about the life of a bisexual man, though some reviewers said some of the “coincidences” throughout the novel were a little too neat and the social commentary was too obvious.
Above Average: 78%
Both praised and criticized for its length (basically a novella just over 150 pages), reviewers saw this story of an African-American veteran returning to the American south after the Korean war as both powerful and unfinished.
Average: 75%
This book is reportedly pretty melodramatic. Endearingly so, but one of the reviewers called it basically a Hallmark-style baseball story, and most reviews reflected that to some degree.
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