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THE STRANGER IN THE LIFEBOAT - Kirkus Reviews
网页2021年11月2日 · Meanwhile, the ship’s disappearance is big news as searchers scour the vast ocean in vain. The lost survivors are surrounded by water and dying of thirst, “a grim reminder of how little the natural world cares for our plans.”. Out of desperation, one person succumbs to temptation and drinks ocean water—always a bad mistake.
REMARKABLY BRIGHT CREATURES - Kirkus Reviews
网页2022年5月3日 · REMARKABLY BRIGHT CREATURES. A debut novel about a woman who befriends an octopus is a charming, warmhearted read. A lonely woman discovers that sometimes humans don’t have all the answers. Tova Sullivan’s best friend is an octopus. A giant Pacific octopus named Marcellus, to be precise, and he is that—the novel opens …
GREAT CIRCLE - Kirkus Reviews
网页2021年5月4日 · GREAT CIRCLE. Ingeniously structured and so damn entertaining; this novel is as ambitious as its heroines—but it never falls from the sky. The intertwined journeys of an aviatrix born in 1914 and an actress cast to play her a century later. In a novel twice as long as and an order of magnitude more complex than the well-received Seating ...
DEMON COPPERHEAD - Kirkus Reviews
网页2022年10月18日 · DEMON COPPERHEAD. An angry, powerful book seething with love and outrage for a community too often stereotyped or ignored. Inspired by David Copperfield, Kingsolver crafts a 21st-century coming-of-age story set in America’s hard-pressed rural South. It’s not necessary to have read Dickens’ famous novel to appreciate Kingsolver’s ...
IT ENDS WITH US - Kirkus Reviews
网页2016年8月2日 · 517. Our Verdict. GET IT. New York Times Bestseller. IndieBound Bestseller. Hoover’s (November 9, 2015, etc.) latest tackles the difficult subject of domestic violence with romantic tenderness and emotional heft. At first glance, the couple is edgy but cute: Lily Bloom runs a flower shop for people who hate flowers; Ryle Kincaid is a …
MAD HONEY - Kirkus Reviews
网页2022年10月4日 · MAD HONEY. A well-paced story that highlights several timely issues, with a stimulating courtroom trial that makes it worth reading. The shocking murder of a teenager thrusts a small town into the headlines and destabilizes the lives of everyone who knew her. Olivia McAfee, a professional beekeeper and single mother, fled Boston and an abusive ...
THE COVENANT OF WATER | Kirkus Reviews
网页2023年5月2日 · Verghese's narrative mirrors the landscape it is set in, a maze of connecting storylines and biographies so complex and vast that it's almost a little crazy. But as one of the characters points out, "You can't set out to achieve your goals without a little madness." The madness begins in 1900, when a 12-year-old girl is married off to a widower ...
JAMES - Kirkus Reviews
网页2024年3月19日 · The outcome is never in doubt, and though the story often feels stretched to the limit—this novel could have easily been a novella—the author’s insistence on the power of connection to change lives comes through loud and clear. Haig’s positive message will keep his fans happy. Share your opinion of this book. Mark Twain's Adventures of ...