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Adam Dalva

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I'm the President of the National Book Critics Circle and a contributing editor for the Yale Review. I teach creative writing at Rutgers University. My writing has also appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Review of Books, The Paris Review, Tin House, and The Guardian. My graphic novel, OLIVIA TWIST, was published by Dark Horse in 2019. ...more

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Average rating: 3.26 · 202 ratings · 38 reviews · 8 distinct works

	Olivia Twist: Honor Among Thieves by Darin Strauss, Adam Dalva (Goodreads Author), Emma Viecili (Illustrator) 3.10 avg rating — 114 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Olivia Twist #1 by Adam Dalva (Goodreads Author), Darin Strauss, Emma Vieceli (Goodreads Author) (Artist) 3.63 avg rating — 43 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Granta Em Língua Portuguesa 10: O Outro by Pedro Mexia (Dir.), Gustavo Pacheco (Dir.), Janet Malcolm 3.62 avg rating — 21 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Olivia Twist #3 by Adam Dalva (Goodreads Author), Darin Strauss, Tula Lotay (Cover Art) 3.38 avg rating — 8 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Olivia Twist #2 by Adam Dalva (Goodreads Author), Darin Strauss, Vanesa R. Del Rey (Cover Art) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 8 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Olivia Twist #4 by Adam Dalva (Goodreads Author), Darin Strauss, Sana Takeda (Cover Art) 3.33 avg rating — 6 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Adam Dalva rated a book it was amazing On the Calculation of Volume I by Solvej Balle	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Interesting case study on the power of accumulation in prose - every 20 pages or so I read it faster, until, by the end, I was flying
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Adam Dalva rated a book it was amazing The Dance and the Fire by Daniel Saldaña París	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Fabulously cerebral, propulsive novel of ideas, research, and dance
Aug 16, 2025 06:04AM · 17 likes · like · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of The Dance and the Fire by Daniel Saldaña París. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — The Dance and the Fire by Daniel Saldaña París <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Adam Dalva rated a book really liked it Emotions by Jean-Philippe Toussaint	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I find Toussaint weirdly irresistible, no matter how digressive.
Aug 07, 2025 06:42PM · 12 likes · like · see review
Adam Dalva rated a book liked it God and the Devil: The Life and Work of Ingmar Bergman by Peter Cowie	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Feels a bit rushed, without nearly enough analysis, and it begins, strangely, to repeat itself nearly sentence by sentence in the last 50 pages. Given the promise of Cowie's level of access, a disappointment. ...more
Jun 06, 2025 07:04AM · 9 likes · like · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of God and the Devil by Peter Cowie. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — God and the Devil by Peter Cowie <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Adam Dalva rated a book it was amazing The Magic Lantern by Ingmar Bergman	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Terrific, characteristically strange memoir that moves in a dreamy, free-associative fashion all over Bergman's life. Is some of it exaggerated, or filled with denial? Probably - but reading it on Faro, where I'm doing the Bergman Island residency th ...more
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Adam Dalva rated a book it was amazing The Magic Lantern by Ingmar Bergman	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Terrific, characteristically strange memoir that moves in a dreamy, free-associative fashion all over Bergman's life. Is some of it exaggerated, or filled with denial? Probably - but reading it on Faro, where I'm doing the Bergman Island residency th ...more
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Adam Dalva rated a book it was amazing Mourning Diary: October 26, 1977–September 15, 1979 by Roland Barthes	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Spectacular, harrowing, often blank treatment of grief
May 23, 2025 03:16PM · 14 likes · like · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Mourning Diary by Roland Barthes. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Mourning Diary by Roland Barthes <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Adam Dalva rated a book it was amazing Thy Neighbor's Wife: A Chronicle of American Permissiveness Before the Age of AIDS by Gay Talese	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I'm interviewing G.T. at the NY Society Library in NYC this week, and revisiting some of his work - the last 50 pages of this, when he appears as a character, in the third person, is such a transgressive, fascinating shock - the book works all the wa ...more
Apr 28, 2025 06:31PM · 11 likes · like · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Thy Neighbor's Wife by Gay Talese. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Thy Neighbor's Wife by Gay Talese <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Adam Dalva rated a book it was amazing The Four Humors: A Novel by Mina Seckin	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Boldly structured debut novel with extremely sharp writing
Apr 14, 2025 07:27AM · 10 likes · like · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of The Four Humors by Mina Seckin. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — The Four Humors by Mina Seckin <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Adam Dalva rated a book it was amazing Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Sublime - unlike many books I loved as a teenager, it gets better and better with age, as the nuance and satire jumps off the page. On my most recent re-read, (2025), it seemed funnier than ever. The turn in the third act always feels slightly disapp ...more
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