Jim Filkins, Book Reviewer

Book Review

Labor Day

by Jim Filkins

Carving out a niche in the world of fiction with what has been referred to as a corporate nightmare or management novel, Kemske has written his fifth novel and fourth of this new genre—Labor Day. A union headquarters is the backdrop... Read More

Book Review

The Sun Will Befriend Them

by Jim Filkins

Walking a tightrope, placing one foot carefully in front of the other, cradling the rope with the insole of each foot, arms extended for balance, each step accompanied by an impending, yet fleeting vertigo, the tightrope walker moves... Read More

Book Review

The Grail

by Jim Filkins

Every so often a book comes along that so illuminates a particular idea or subject as to make it crystalline. This is one. Markale cuts to the heart of what is known, believed, suspected, misconceived and otherwise attached to the... Read More

Book Review

The River Warren

by Jim Filkins

Somewhere between the weight of Faulkner and the ease of Kesey, Kent Meyers brings to American fiction a tenaciously gripping story that moves with the subtle subterfuge of an aging river current. Once caught in the tow, the reader is... Read More

Book Review

The Freshour Cylinders

by Jim Filkins

Ever since Harrison Ford brought the Indiana Jones character to life on the silver screen, archaeology has become a promising narrative force in fiction and film. Historical fiction itself has had its niche, be it accurate or contrived... Read More

Book Review

Thirst

by Jim Filkins

“Have you ever been so thirsty…that you cannot take another step, you cannot even think. That is how thirsty you must be in the desert before you allow yourself the most tiny ration of water. Just a taste really, only enough amount... Read More

Book Review

The House By the Sea

by Jim Filkins

At first glance, The House By the Sea appears to be yet another book detailing the horrors of the Holocaust. Just as often as not, first glances can be deceiving, which is the case with this, Fromer’s third book. The House By The Sea... Read More

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