2014 New York Times Book Review (57 books)

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1	Miss del Río: A Novel of Dolores del Río, the First Major Latina Star in Hollywood – A Biographical Historical Epic of the 20th Century by Bárbara Mujica 3.67 avg rating — 1,129 ratings score: 1,197, and 12 people voted	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
2	Frida by Bárbara Mujica 3.83 avg rating — 4,452 ratings score: 991, and 10 people voted	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
3	The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd (Goodreads Author) 4.26 avg rating — 338,863 ratings score: 789, and 8 people voted	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
4	Frida by Barbara Mujica (2002-01-29) by Bárbara Mujica 3.83 avg rating — 4,452 ratings score: 788, and 8 people voted	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
5	An Officer and a Spy by Robert Harris (Goodreads Author) 4.23 avg rating — 34,823 ratings score: 557, and 6 people voted	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
6	My Age of Anxiety: Fear, Hope, Dread, and the Search for Peace of Mind by Scott Stossel (Goodreads Author) 3.86 avg rating — 7,597 ratings score: 478, and 5 people voted	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
7	First Love by James Patterson (Goodreads Author) 3.79 avg rating — 20,175 ratings score: 477, and 5 people voted	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
8	The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches (Flavia de Luce, #6) by Alan Bradley (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 33,914 ratings score: 371, and 4 people voted	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
9	Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy 4.11 avg rating — 967,252 ratings score: 350, and 4 people voted	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
9	One More Thing: Stories and Other Stories by B.J. Novak (Goodreads Author) 3.66 avg rating — 51,803 ratings score: 350, and 4 people voted	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
11	The Empire of Necessity: Slavery, Freedom, and Deception in the New World by Greg Grandin (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 970 ratings score: 283, and 3 people voted	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
12	Duty: Memoirs of a Secretary at War by Robert M. Gates 3.92 avg rating — 7,811 ratings score: 265, and 3 people voted	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
13	The Triple Package: How Three Unlikely Traits Explain the Rise and Fall of Cultural Groups in America by Amy Chua (Goodreads Author) 3.63 avg rating — 2,336 ratings score: 263, and 3 people voted	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
13	The Snowden Files: The Inside Story of the World's Most Wanted Man by Luke Harding 3.84 avg rating — 4,802 ratings score: 263, and 3 people voted	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
15	Mad as Hell: The Making of Network and the Fateful Vision of the Angriest Man in Movies by Dave Itzkoff 3.91 avg rating — 542 ratings score: 255, and 3 people voted	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
16	A Life of Barbara Stanwyck: Steel-True 1907-1940 by Victoria Wilson (Goodreads Author) 3.71 avg rating — 594 ratings score: 199, and 2 people voted	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
17	On Such a Full Sea by Chang-rae Lee 3.50 avg rating — 12,002 ratings score: 198, and 2 people voted	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
18	The Once and Future World: Nature As It Was, As It Is, As It Could Be by J.B. MacKinnon 4.28 avg rating — 982 ratings score: 193, and 2 people voted	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
19	The Loudest Voice in the Room: How the Brilliant, Bombastic Roger Ailes Built Fox News-and Divided a Country by Gabriel Sherman 3.89 avg rating — 1,948 ratings score: 185, and 2 people voted	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
20	The Pagan Lord (The Saxon Stories, #7) by Bernard Cornwell (Goodreads Author) 4.37 avg rating — 31,855 ratings score: 183, and 2 people voted	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
21	Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain by Daniel J. Siegel (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 4,713 ratings score: 178, and 2 people voted	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
21	Little Failure: A Memoir by Gary Shteyngart (Goodreads Author) 3.67 avg rating — 7,863 ratings score: 178, and 2 people voted	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
23	My Life in Middlemarch by Rebecca Mead (Goodreads Author) 3.65 avg rating — 4,279 ratings score: 172, and 2 people voted	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
24	The Hybrid Tiger by Quanyu Huang 3.09 avg rating — 76 ratings score: 171, and 2 people voted	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
25	The Burglary: The Discovery of J. Edgar Hoover's Secret FBI by Betty Medsger 4.03 avg rating — 1,496 ratings score: 169, and 2 people voted	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
26	The Days of Anna Madrigal (Tales of the City, #9) by Armistead Maupin 4.11 avg rating — 6,738 ratings score: 168, and 2 people voted	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
27	The Second Machine Age: Work, Progress, and Prosperity in a Time of Brilliant Technologies by Erik Brynjolfsson 3.91 avg rating — 12,135 ratings score: 165, and 2 people voted	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
28	Still Life with Bread Crumbs by Anna Quindlen 3.70 avg rating — 55,122 ratings score: 160, and 2 people voted	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
29	Shakespeare's Sonnets by William Shakespeare 4.25 avg rating — 114,599 ratings score: 159, and 2 people voted	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
30	The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History by Elizabeth Kolbert (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 82,058 ratings score: 146, and 2 people voted	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
30	All Joy and No Fun: The Paradox of Modern Parenthood by Jennifer Senior 3.89 avg rating — 12,857 ratings score: 146, and 2 people voted	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
32	Andrew's Brain by E.L. Doctorow 3.22 avg rating — 5,149 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	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
32	Leftover Women: The Resurgence of Gender Inequality in China by Leta Hong Fincher (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 672 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	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
34	1914 by Jean Echenoz 3.53 avg rating — 2,656 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	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
35	The Climate Casino: Risk, Uncertainty, and Economics for a Warming World by William D. Nordhaus 3.94 avg rating — 758 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	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
36	Fevered: Why a Hotter Planet Will Hurt Our Health -- And How We Can Save Ourselves by Linda Marsa 3.83 avg rating — 59 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	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
37	The Melting World: A Journey Across America’s Vanishing Glaciers by Christopher White (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 83 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	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
38	Hazardous Duty (Presidential Agent, #8) by W.E.B. Griffin 3.60 avg rating — 2,933 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	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
39	The Death Trade (Sean Dillion, #20) by Jack Higgins 3.93 avg rating — 2,464 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	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
40	Our America: A Hispanic History of the United States by Felipe Fernández-Armesto 3.80 avg rating — 241 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	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
41	Dark Wolf (Dark, #22) by Christine Feehan (Goodreads Author) 4.41 avg rating — 11,593 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	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
42	Standup Guy (Stone Barrington, #28) by Stuart Woods 3.92 avg rating — 6,780 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	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
43	Fear Nothing (Detective D.D. Warren, #7) by Lisa Gardner (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 33,736 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	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
44	River Road by Jayne Ann Krentz (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 9,712 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	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
45	Your Life Calling: Reimagining the Rest of Your Life by Jane Pauley 3.56 avg rating — 718 ratings score: 80, and 1 person voted	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
46	Love & War: Twenty Years, Three Presidents, Two Daughters and One Louisiana Home by Mary Matalin 3.91 avg rating — 1,297 ratings score: 79, and 1 person voted	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
47	Mrs. Lincoln's Rival by Jennifer Chiaverini (Goodreads Author) 3.49 avg rating — 4,214 ratings score: 75, and 1 person voted	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
48	Saints of the Shadow Bible (Inspector Rebus, #19) by Ian Rankin (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 15,018 ratings score: 74, and 1 person voted	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
49	Lost Lake (Lost Lake, #1) by Sarah Addison Allen (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 38,626 ratings score: 69, and 1 person voted	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
50	Under the Wide and Starry Sky by Nancy Horan 3.61 avg rating — 19,115 ratings score: 67, and 1 person voted	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
51	Hunting Shadows (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #16) by Charles Todd (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 5,719 ratings score: 66, and 1 person voted	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
52	Love Illuminated: Exploring Life's Most Mystifying Subject (with the Help of 50,000 Strangers) – True Stories and Wisdom from the NYT Modern Love Column by Daniel Jones (Goodreads Author) 3.35 avg rating — 675 ratings score: 64, and 1 person voted	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
53	The Love Playbook: Rules for Love, Sex, and Happiness by La La Anthony 3.81 avg rating — 452 ratings score: 58, and 1 person voted	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
54	Glitter and Glue by Kelly Corrigan (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 18,173 ratings score: 54, and 1 person voted	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
55	Ripper by Isabel Allende (Goodreads Author) 3.36 avg rating — 24,306 ratings score: 53, and 1 person voted	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
56	Confessions of a Wild Child (Lucky Santangelo, #9) by Jackie Collins 3.59 avg rating — 3,426 ratings score: 52, and 1 person voted	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
57	Cell by Robin Cook (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 7,566 ratings score: 51, and 1 person voted	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