Some of this week's reviews of Secrets of Eden
"Superb. . .Fans of Bohjalian's 11 other novels (including Midwives) know to expect the unexpected and, thanks to his creativity and cunning, readers usually get walloped by one heck of a plot twist by book's end. In Secrets of Eden, the old saw that none of us knows what really goes on in a house when the shades are drawn rings chillingly true."
—Carol Memmott, USA Today
"Superbly written -- vivid and horrifying without being melodramatic...a tribute to Bohjalian's storytelling skill."
—The Boston Globe
"Chris Bohjalian has always known how to keep the pages turning. In his latest novel, a small Vermont hamlet has been racked by a well-established couple's apparent murder-suicide. Bohjalian describes the aftermath of that ruinous night in varied voices, effortlessly slipping into the heads of the shaken local pastor, the no-nonsense deputy state attorney, and the best-selling author whose own past draws her to the scene of the crime. . .[A:] study of guilt and grief."
— Entertainment Weekly
—Carol Memmott, USA Today
"Superbly written -- vivid and horrifying without being melodramatic...a tribute to Bohjalian's storytelling skill."
—The Boston Globe
"Chris Bohjalian has always known how to keep the pages turning. In his latest novel, a small Vermont hamlet has been racked by a well-established couple's apparent murder-suicide. Bohjalian describes the aftermath of that ruinous night in varied voices, effortlessly slipping into the heads of the shaken local pastor, the no-nonsense deputy state attorney, and the best-selling author whose own past draws her to the scene of the crime. . .[A:] study of guilt and grief."
— Entertainment Weekly
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Feb 05, 2010 04:32PM
Chris, I saw the review in the Globe and was pleased to see what he wrote (mostly). I shared this with Goodreads friends and fellow fans- including that same concluding sentence.
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To anyone who enjoys Chris's books, if you get the chance to go to one of his appearances on his book tour, you should! He's so nice and really funny in person. I got his new book today (and got it signed in person), haven't started reading it yet but I will soon and I'm very excited about it!
