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The Historian’s Dispassionate Gaze: The TFT Review of Stephen King’s 11/22/63
What if you could go back in time and single-handedly avert a monumental crisis that changed the course of history? Don’t worry, there are no spoiler-alerts in this TFT review! ... ...read more
Just Because It’s Boring Doesn’t Mean It’s Bad: The TFT Review of Christopher Bollen’s The Lightning People
I’m not really a fan of Andy Warhol, but I do like some of the things he said, which I chalk up to the old joke about the broken clock being right twice a day. If I’m rememberi... ...read more
Universes Within Universes: The TFT Review of Haruki Murakami’s 1Q84
Haruki Murakami’s epic new novel, 1Q84 is meant for two kinds of people: those who have been haunted by and obsessed with Murakami’s fiction for years, and those who have... ...read more
Teen Love Triangle Without Vampires or Werewolves: The TFT Review of Lola and the Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins
Lola and the Boy Next Door, Stephanie Perkins’ follow-up to her tale of Parisian love in Anna and the French Kiss, puts every YA quirk in a single novel. This isn’t... ...read more
The Language of Childhood: The TFT Review of Justin Torres’ We the Animals
Justin Torres’ slim, beautiful first novel We the Animals is an incongruity. Not just because it manages to be a novel without a real plot; or that it’s a kind of “ghetto porn,”... ...read more
Avant Slackerism at Its Best: The TFT Review of Ben Lerner’s Leaving the Atocha Station
Lerner’s novel is a minor masterpiece of the Age of Internet, of Terrorism, of the Internet as (a bullshit metaphor for) Terrorism. Relevant search terms for its style include: ... ...read more
Life Overflows With Life: The TFT Review of Train Dreams by Denis Johnson
If you want to read a really good essay about Denis Johnson and his new novella, Train Dreams, you should read James Wood’s New Yorker review (“Cabin Fever”, 9/5/11). It quotes ... ...read more
Let There Be Light: The TFT Review of The Luminist by David Rocklin
Over 185 years since Nicéphore Niépce took the world’s first photograph—a photogravure of Pope Pius VII in 1822—the process of photography continues to develop in unanticipated ... ...read more
A Deep Cut: The TFT Review of Susan Beth Pfeffer’s Blood Wounds
Within the first few pages of Susan Beth Pfeffer’s Blood Wounds, out September 13th, the sugary-sweet happiness of 17-year-old Willa’s family might make you want to ... ...read more
Can a Town Be Too Safe? : The TFT Review of King of the Badgers by Phillip Hensher
King of the Badgers by Phillip Hensher is primarily a novel about privacy and surveillance, and how much of each is acceptable. The story is set mostly in the coastal village of... ...read more
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