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Adam Dalva

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April 11, 1986

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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: 3.23 · 213 ratings · 38 reviews · 8 distinct works

	Olivia Twist: Honor Among Thieves by Darin Strauss, Adam Dalva (Goodreads Author), Emma Viecili (Illustrator) 3.05 avg rating — 124 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) 3.68 avg rating — 44 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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Olivia Twist (4 books)
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Adam Dalva rated a book it was amazing Taipei Story by R.F. Kuang (Goodreads Author)	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
Incredibly addictive, relatable, and smart.
Apr 17, 2026 04:28PM · 11 likes · like · see review
Adam Dalva rated a book it was amazing The Lake by Yasunari Kawabata	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
Fascinating, unique, dark smear of a novel, unlike the other Kawabatas I’ve read.
Mar 31, 2026 01:50PM · 20 likes · like · see review
Adam Dalva rated a book it was amazing The Universal Baseball Association, Inc., J. Henry Waugh, Prop. by Robert Coover	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
Had the deep pleasure of writing at length for this book for the times. Will leave my original review below, link here: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/25/bo... Underrated gem - it's a difficult book, especially in the second half, but it has both bea ...more
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Adam Dalva rated a book it was amazing John of John by Douglas Stuart (Goodreads Author)	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
Stuart is a magnificent writer on the line level - every paragraph sings - and this is an excellent story to boot, teeming with interesting characters, big plots, and exciting turns. The core family dynamic is gripping and I read the last 150 pages q ...more
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Adam Dalva rated a book it was amazing The School of Night by Karl Ove Knausgård	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
Very dark take on Faust - a bit unlike most of his work, w/ the sociopathy and narcissism of the lead, but the last 150 pages really hammer in what a fascinating project this is, and the very ending is masterful. It has more impact if you've read the ...more
Jan 24, 2026 07:19AM · 39 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 School of Night by Karl Ove Knausgård. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — The School of Night by Karl Ove Knausgård <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Adam Dalva rated a book it was amazing Transcription by Ben Lerner	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
Incredibly good - I've read all the Lerner I can over the years, and I think this might be my favorite - sparse, brilliant, challenging, direct, melding some of the great moments in his recent short fiction with meta-textual aspects that were most pr ...more
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Adam Dalva rated a book it was amazing Animal Joy: A Book of Laughter and Resuscitation by Nuar Alsadir	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
Loved this so much - searing, brilliant, and full of life - the structure keeps revealing more with every read
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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 · 19 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.
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