robyn r

• Rated 3 stars

“lots of holes and inconsistencies in this one, but still a great character. I didn't always believe the events would play out as she was describing, but I enjoyed the ride anyway. I like it when she explains features of Japanese society and culture, which were a bit less in this book.”

robyn r wrote this review Thursday, August 19, 2010. ( reply | permalink )

• Rated 2 stars

“evasive, pretentious posturing, didn't answer the questions. only educational about his personality, not the art world. the $12 million stuffed shark or Seven days in the Art world are much better choices”

robyn r wrote this review Saturday, August 7, 2010. ( reply | permalink )

• Rated 3 stars

“disturbing look at a man's life with personality disorder - emptiness of character, no emotion.”

robyn r wrote this review Saturday, July 31, 2010. ( reply | permalink )

• Rated 3 stars

“inventive storytelling style/structure. Disturbing imagery, deeply layered psychological and biblical references. A wild ride!!”

robyn r wrote this review Saturday, July 31, 2010. ( reply | permalink )

• Rated 3 stars

“good intro to buyer/gallery/artist intersection.”

robyn r wrote this review Thursday, July 29, 2010. ( reply | permalink )

• Rated 3 stars

“fun, light look at travelling light and cheaply all over the world - Halliday is quite funny, and made me yearning to travel - a cheap travel fix.”

robyn r wrote this review Monday, July 26, 2010. ( reply | permalink )

• Rated 5 stars

“very well done look at the working poor and how it's so hard to get by, much less ahead.”

robyn r wrote this review Monday, July 26, 2010. ( reply | permalink )

• Rated 2 stars

“this was ok, very slow moving and did not hold my interest that much. I could see the author wanted to paint a portrait of race relations, but for me not enough happened.”

robyn r wrote this review Thursday, June 3, 2010. ( reply | permalink )

1 of 1 members found this review helpful.

• Rated 3 stars

“I think the book plodded along, without a clear climax, and without a great attachment or understanding of the protagonist. The whole effect was muted, removed, when I was reading to try to understand this unique world. Not bad, but could have been much better.”

robyn r wrote this review Wednesday, May 5, 2010. ( reply | permalink )

1 of 1 members found this review helpful.

• Rated 2 stars

“endless description of construction and change in NYC at turn of century, but no depth to characters or much of a story. Would not recommend - this won the Pulitzer??!”

robyn r wrote this review Saturday, December 12, 2009. ( reply | permalink )