Like Water for Chocolate – Review September 1, 1993 Tita’s mother is chopping onions in the kitchen when Tita, still in the womb, begins crying so violently she is born right there amid the spices.
Helter Skelter – Review September 1, 1993 This version of the story is recounted by assistant D.A. and prosecuting attorney Vincent Bugliosi. If you think the story is slanted, you’re absolutely right.
Corregidora – Review June 1, 1993 Dealing with the life of a post-slavery black woman, Gayle Jones illustrates the struggle of her main character with a painfully honest depiction.
No-No Boy – Review June 1, 1993 This is the story of a young Asian American man who chose not to serve in the U.S. Army during World War II and served hard time for it.
Selected Tales and Sketches – Review June 1, 1993 In the day of Clive Barker and Stephen King, readers have forgotten one of the masters of the mind-tangling macabre: Nathaniel Hawthorne.
The Tale of the Body Thief – Review June 1, 1993 As faithful readers of Anne Rice’s Vampire Chronicles un-doubtedly know, she has put out a fourth book of the adventures of Lestat and company.