3.22 avg rating — 3,309 ratings

"A stunning debut, as if one of the Brontes were writing about WWII."

3.32 avg rating — 6,680 ratings

"Absolutely hilarious! If you've ever been a tourist to the British Isles, you may cringe."

3.73 avg rating — 19,282 ratings

"An intricate tale told in intricate prose--that turns out to be based on the intersection of these two interesting real people."

3.75 avg rating — 199,202 ratings

"A novella really, shattering in its twists--a British "Separate Peace"?"

3.86 avg rating — 2,489,361 ratings

"Very much admire the idea that we each get a personalized heaven."

4.08 avg rating — 849,047 ratings

"You will never forget this narrator and the geography of his confinement."

3.95 avg rating — 1,787,987 ratings

"Really--have you EVER read anything remotely like this book?! In a class by itself."

3.74 avg rating — 3,275 ratings

"Stunning."

3.26 avg rating — 1,468 ratings

"Finely calibrated."

3.54 avg rating — 281 ratings

"Forget the overrated "THE HELP" and marvel at the African-American voices in this novel. And the white folks, too. Set in Pittsburgh."