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This is realism, dirty and stinky, and it's great.

Continues to interest me. But Patty is more entertaining than Richard.

I want this guy to write a full detective novel set in the early part of the 20th century with all his cosmic horror mixed in.

Franzen's use of the protagonist's "autobiography" is a nice touch.

This guy really exposes human frailty in a unique way.

I can already tell this will be a winner.

Every other story is great; which, unfortunately means every other story is not great.

This lady can really write, but I don't know if I like this book.

Is this going to be a slog? 60% likely.

OK, Zosima's story has gotten better. But I'm still ready for the main plot to pick back up.

Father Zosima can't die soon enough.

The third story is Hand of Glory, a hard boiled gangster tale more than hinting at an occult presence. This is where Barron always shines.

The 2nd story is like if M Night Shyamalan directed a Golden Girls episode.

The third story is like if M Night Shyamalan directed a Golden Girls episode.

Oh, Sue...

Jude succumbed to earthly delights, only to find they weren't so...delectable.

Our hell is to testify...

On page one, Blackwood's Baby proves its case for attention.

19th century provincial England: beauty and toil.

This Fyodor Pavlovich is a laugh riot!

Theocracy is pretty dull.

If Genghis' children could have followed his lead more closely, we might all be speaking Mongolian.

We missed real life. It was dangerous, but real. Now we make up our problems

Ever feel like Tatars, the Merkits, and the Mongol aristocracy really blew it and could have been a little more resistant to Temujin?

Many say the author is hyperbolic in his praise of Genghis Khan and of the positive influence the Mongolian Empire had on the world. This may come true, but the beginning is a well written account of a powerful man's early years.