THE VIETNAM WAR FROM a Vietnamese perspective, vividly brought to life in a complex, powerful novel. Wow. SOLID A

THE SYMPATHIZER
Grove Press
2015

HILARIOUS, CREEPY, HEARTBREAKING novel weaves together a fortyish woman’s neurotic and erotic obsessions. A MINUS

BONUS MAN
None
2015

WILD DEPRESSION-ERA PICARESQUE follows a larger-than-life hero across the US in a series of mad adventures. B PLUS

BONUS MAN
None
2015

DEEPLY POETIC, HORRIFYINGLY bleak novel tells the story of life and death in Mao’s “reeducation” camps. A MINUS

THE FOUR BOOKS
Pgw
2015

INSIDE THE LEGAL MARIJUANA business: a chatty, informative tour of the booming industry by a Colorado grower. SOLID B

BIG WEED
St. Martin’s Press
2015

A CALIFORNIA EPIC WITH a twist: interwoven tales of family love and revenge span three centuries. Intense. SOLID B

BURNT
Pelekinesis
2015

AN AUDACIOUS MANIFESTO on “retuning” the human brain to meet the changing demands of today’s world. SOLID B

THE WELL-TUNED BRAIN
W. W. Norton & Company
2015

THE ULTIMATE NOIR SETTING: Hell itself! Fiendishly clever, relentlessly grim mystery set in a bleak afterlife. B PLUS

DEVILS DETECTIVE A NOVEL
BANTAM DOUBLEDAY DELL
2015

TECH FANTASY THRILLER has an intriguing premise, plenty of excitement, and a complex heroine. Entertaining. SOLID B

REVISION
Fireside Fiction
2015

CIVILIZATION AND ITS DISCONTENTS, through the eyes of poetry-loving Indian expats in 1985 London. Brilliant. A MINUS

ODYSSEUS ABROAD
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
2015