"Anyone with this book has no excuse not to find something rich and strange to read."--
San Antonio Express-News"A sumptuous feast, replete with delightful diversions.... Just reading through the appendixes can provide literature junkies with a fix before they even read the assessments of the novels.... A treasure trove of information, insights, and cues for learning more about modern English fiction."--
School Library Journal"An excellent buy.... An imaginative survey of the best modern fiction in English....The willingness to resurrect the half-forgotten as well as to celebrate the obvious is this reference book's great value."--
The Washington Post Book World"Parker and Kermode have created an intriguing chronological guide to the modern novel by combining the structure of a time line with lively plot synopses.... A terrific resource."--
Booklist"This is a marvelous book that, as well as being a tool of research and a toy of reacquaintance, could also be given as an introduction to twentieth-century literature to someone who had read none of the listed books."--
Guardian