Book Review Index

Broken Penguin favourites are starred!

2013

Beatrice & Virgil ~ Yann Martel
Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures ~ Vincent Lam*
Brandwashed ~ Martin Lindstrom

Chanel Bonfire ~ Wendy Lawless *

dancergirl ~ Carol M. Tanzman
The Dark Monk ~ Oliver Potzsch
Dr. Brinkley’s Tower ~ Robert Hough

Frankenstein ~ Mary Shelley

A Glittering Chaos ~ Lisa de Nikolits

Incognito ~ Ed Brubaker & Sean Phillips
The Interestings ~ Meg Wolitzer

Let the Great World Spin ~ Colum McCann
Lives of the Family ~ Denise Chong

Out of the Easy ~ Ruta Sepytus

The Secret Pilgrim ~ John Le Carre
Sever ~ Lauren DeStefano
Speechless ~ Hannah Harrington *
Sutton ~ J.R. Moehringer*

A Tale for a Time Being ~ Ruth Ozecki
Too Bright to Hear Too Loud to See ~ Juliann Garey

Vile Bodies ~ Evelyn Waugh
Visit Sunny Chernobyl ~ Andrew Blackwell

White Teeth ~ Zadie Smith *
Who I Kissed ~ Janet Gurtler
The Widow Clicquot ~ Tilar J. Mazzeo
World War Z ~ Max Brooks *

2012

The Bellwether Revivals ~ Benjamin Wood
Below Stairs ~ Margaret Powell
The Blondes ~ Emily Schultz

Detroit ~ Scott Martelle
Don’t Breathe a Word ~ Jennifer McMahon

Embers ~ Sandor Marai *

The Fat Years ~ Chan Koonchung
Fever ~ Lauren DeStefano *
Fifty Shades of Grey ~ E.L. James

Grotesque ~ Natsuo Kirino

The Hunger Games ~ Suzanne Collins

It’s Your Money Honey ~ Laura J. McDonald and Susan L. Misner

Letters in Cardboard Boxes ~ Abby Slovin

Malled ~ Caitlin Kelly *
Me and You ~ Niccolo Ammaniti *

Office Girl ~ Joe Meno
Oogy ~ Larry Levin *

Parlor Games ~ Maryko Biaggio
Passing Love ~ Jacqueline E. Luckett

Roadside Picnic – Arkady & Boris Strugatsky *

The Sister Brothers ~ Patrick DeWitt *
Small Town Sinners ~ Melissa Walker
The Starboard Sea ~ Amber Dermont *
Starling ~ Lesley Livingston
Sussex Drive ~ Linda Svendsen

Unholy Night ~ Seth Grahame-Smith *

The Virgin Cure ~ Amy McKay *

2011

Alone in the Classroom ~ Elizabeth Hay *
The American Heiress ~ Daisy Goodwin

Before I Go to Sleep ~ S.J. Watson *
Bossypants ~ Tina Fey

Dead Simple ~ Peter James *
Decline and Fall ~ Evelyn Waugh

The Imperfectionists ~ Tom Rachman *

Jar City ~ Arnoldur Indridason *

Known to Evil ~ Walter Mosley

Oishinbo – Izakaya: Pub Food ~ Tetsu Kerry

Paris to the Moon ~ Adam Gopnik

The Scorpio Races ~ Maggie Stiefvater *
The Slap ~ Christos Tsiolka
The Street Sweeper ~ Elliot Perlman

The Tiger’s Wife ~ Tea Obreht
This Cake is for the Party ~ Sarah Selecky

When the Thrill is Gone ~ Walter Mosely
Wither ~ Lauren DeStefano *