Brendan Mathews's debut novel is
The World of Tomorrow. At
Publishers Weekly he tagged ten of his favorite epic page-turners, including:
The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood
One sister recounts the story of her younger sister, who died when her car plunged off a bridge. Sound simple enough? Not with a novel that mixes 1930s politics with noir-ish chapters about two doomed lovers and a mysterious sci-fi novel that gives the book its title. Just who is (are?) the narrator(s)? And how are these stories connected? Atwood keeps you guessing, and then parcels out the answers only as the novel races to a close.
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another entry on the list.
The Blind Assassin is among
Ciarán Hinds' six favorite books and
Lee Kelly's five favorite books with unforgettable sisters.
--Marshal Zeringue