AOL's Book Maven

Please consider tuning in to my interview with Jennifer Egan about her wonderful new novel 'The Keep.' 

'The Keep' got a harsh review from Entertaintment Weekly (although EW.com does offer a two-chapter peek), with which I couldn't agree... less. I was sucked in to Egan's gothic world from the first page, and while her characters are not easy ones to love, I nevertheless found myself wanting to know more about them and wanting them to survive despite their grim histories.

Egan has attempted an ambitious narrative trick in combining a tale told by an incredibly unreliable narrator with the story of that same narrator's incredibly unlikely muse. Does she pull it off? Perhaps not completely -- but I was dazzled by her attempt.

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• #1 Comment from majbeck 
  9/1/06 1:41 PM | Permalink

  OMPLETEly off the topic... but did all Maven fans know that today was her birthday??? Alas, she is turning 36( again) blog her and wish her a happy one. cheers- I am haveing a very dry and dirty martini just for you, Maven!