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Reviewed on January 15, 2006
Readers yearning for enjoyable novels of academic manners can add another to the especially fine crop published recently. While National Book Award finalist Goodman's latest doesn't quite match the dazzle of Zadie Smith'sOn Beauty or the zany, brainy satire of Alison Lurie'sTruth and Consequences and Jennifer Vandever'sThe Bront Project , her book does stand out for its biting yet insightful portrayal of a high-stakes rese...Log In or Sign Up to Read More