One-Word Book Reviews 2009

Icy Sparks by Gwyn Hyman Rubio : Tolerable.
Joe College by Tom Perrotta: Nostalgic.
Don't Make Me Stop Now by Michael Parker: Sleepy.
While Europe Slept by Bruce Bawer: Timely.
All Screwed Up by Steve Fellner: Sordid.
Frankland by James Whorton: Uproarious.
Plenty Enough Suck to Go Around by Cheryl Wagner: Jumpy.
Brothers and Keepers by John Edgar Wideman: Conflicted.
A Gate at the Stairs by Lorrie Moore: Intricate.
Fingersmith by Sarah Waters: Suspenseful.
Salvation Blues (poems) by Rodney Jones: Polemical.
Dog Language (poems) by Chase Twichell: Thoughtful.
Honeymoon in Tehran by Azadeh Moaveni: Pretentious.
Super America by Anne Panning: Super.
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins: Addicting.
My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult: Heartbreaking.
The Sex Lives of Cannibals by J. Maarten Troost: Hysterical.
The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters: Gothic.
City of Light by Lauren Belfer: Buffaloesque.
That Old Cape Magic by Richard Russo: Superb.
God's Harvard: A Christian College On a Mission to Save America by Hanna Rosin: Trenchant.
The Worst Thing I've Done by Ursula Hegi: Ridiculous.
The Weight of Heaven by Thrity Umrigar: Bleak.
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins: Riveting.
North River by Pete Hamill: Cinematic.
Water Ghosts by Shawna Yang Ryan: Eerie.
Possession by A.S. Byatt: Romantic.
The Highflyer by Susan Howatch: Existential.
College Girl by Patricia Weitz: Redundant.
Laura Rider's Masterpiece by Jane Hamilton: Lacking.
She's Come Undone by Wally Lamb: Involving.
It Sucked and Then I Cried by Heather Armstrong: Candid.
Songs Without Words by Ann Packer: Drab.
Watchmen by Alan Moore: Raw.
Songs for the Missing by Stewart O'Nan: Wrenching.
Snow Angels by Stewart O'Nan: Cheerless.
The Hour I First Believed by Wally Lamb: Excessive.
Serena by Ron Rash: Pitiless.
The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Graham: Charming.
John Lennon: The Life by Philip Norman: Enlightening.
The Space Between Us by Thrity Umrigar: Vivid.