Readers' choices.(book reviews)

From: National Catholic Reporter | Date: November 6, 1998 | Copyright information

Our readers review their favorite books of the year

NCR readers love to read. When invited by Editor Michael Farrell to tell us what books informed, pleased or moved them in the past year, they leapt to their work. Here is part of the avalanche that, we're grateful to say, came our way. Space does not permit us to publish them all this week. Look for more next week.

Gordon Houser Newton, Kan.

My recommendation is Damascus Gate by Robert Stone, Houghton Mifflin, $26. Stone's sixth novel has it all: complex characters, suspenseful plot, vivid setting, challenging ideas, ...

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