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SeattleUte · 02-25-2009, 02:54 AM

I ordered this book about four months ago. It won France's top literary prize three years ago, made a huge splash internationally starting at the Frankfurt Book Fair, and it's now been translated into English. I'm sure the NY Times will review this book at least a couple of times. Here is the first:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/24/books/24kaku.html

Lest you draw any snap judgments about the novel from this review, note that the reviewer Michiko Kakuta is infamous for being the first to review long awaited books and novels by iconic authors and totally trashing them; a sort of rite of passage, almost an honor to be "spanked" by her. I know that's what she did to The Crossing. Notice the comments from Rushdie and Mailer ("Criticism"):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michiko_Kakutani

SeattleUte · 02-25-2009, 06:13 AM

Here is a positive review, from the London Times:

http://entertainment.timesonline.co....cle5772123.ece

02-25-2009, 02:54 AM	#1
SeattleUte fairlds.org Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 10,665	Long awaited The Kindly Ones to be released in English next week I ordered this book about four months ago. It won France's top literary prize three years ago, made a huge splash internationally starting at the Frankfurt Book Fair, and it's now been translated into English. I'm sure the NY Times will review this book at least a couple of times. Here is the first: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/24/books/24kaku.html Lest you draw any snap judgments about the novel from this review, note that the reviewer Michiko Kakuta is infamous for being the first to review long awaited books and novels by iconic authors and totally trashing them; a sort of rite of passage, almost an honor to be "spanked" by her. I know that's what she did to The Crossing. Notice the comments from Rushdie and Mailer ("Criticism"): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michiko_Kakutani __________________ Interrupt all you like. We're involved in a complicated story here, and not everything is quite what it seems to be. —Paul Auster

02-25-2009, 06:13 AM	#2
SeattleUte fairlds.org Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 10,665	Here is a positive review, from the London Times: http://entertainment.timesonline.co....cle5772123.ece __________________ Interrupt all you like. We're involved in a complicated story here, and not everything is quite what it seems to be. —Paul Auster