Monday, February 23, 2015

New York Times Book Reviews

'H Is for Hawk'

By HELEN MACDONALD
Reviewed by VICKI CONSTANTINE CROKE
In "H Is for Hawk," Helen Macdonald recounts her efforts to train a notoriously difficult bird of prey in the wake of her beloved father's sudden death.


Richard Price

Richard Price: By the Book

The author of "Clockers" and, as Harry Brandt, "The Whites" regrets reading "Sophie's Choice" in 1982: "Never ever read a powerful novel when you're trying to write a novel of your own."
·         By the Book: Archive

Nina Bunjevac's parents conducted their courtship at a distance.'Fatherland: A Family History'

Written and illustrated by NINA BUNJEVAC
Reviewed by ANYA ULINICH
How the actions of the author's father, a violent Serbian nationalist, shaped her family's life.

'Funny Girl'

By NICK HORNBY
Reviewed by JOHN WILLIAMS
Nick Hornby's ingénue pursues her dream of fame in 1960s London.

'Head of State'

By ANDREW MARR
Reviewed by LEO CAREY
A darkly comic tale of deception and skullduggery at 10 Downing Street.

'West of Sunset'

By STEWART O’NAN
Reviewed by CARYN JAMES
Stewart O'Nan imagines Fitzgerald in Hollywood.

'Mark Twain's America' and 'Huck Finn's America'

By BRENDA WINEAPPLE
Two books about Mark Twain and his masterpiece explore his continuing relevance.

'Amnesia'

By PETER CAREY
Reviewed by LAWRENCE OSBORNE
Peter Carey's political thriller centers on cyber-saboteurs and the Australian left.

'The Evil Hours'

By DAVID J. MORRIS
Reviewed by JENNIFER PERCY
An analysis of PTSD and how the culture responds to it shows effects that extend well beyond the individual sufferer.

Mac McClelland'Irritable Hearts: A PTSD Love Story'

By MAC McCLELLAND
Reviewed by SONIA FALEIRO
A journalist working in conflict zones becomes overwhelmed by the traumas she reports.

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