the latest cynthia ozick novel (and her first in several years) is reviewed in the new york times sunday book review this week.
best line in the review? "You want to go to Target and buy a red-string cabala bracelet to charm off evil eyes." awesome.
her novels are sort of hit-or-miss for me, but i'm looking forward to reading this one.
random cynthia ozick thing: in college, i was convinced my history 102 lecturer was her daughter. but really, that's kind of a weird question to ask someone, so i never found out if it was true. (although, thanks to the magic of the internet and finding this site, i really do think my lecturer was ozick's daughter.)
other notable reviews:
--jonathan strange and mr. norrell, which has been on my amazon wishlist for over a month and which i thought wasn't coming out here till november--though i believe the uk release date is this week, which (along w/ the new a.l. kennedy novel), may merit an order from amazon.co.uk.
--the and bear in mind section, which comments briefly on snow, cloud atlas, and persepolis 2.
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