Reviews of Katherine Neville's books

Note from 2018: This list is out of date. I will try to update it sometime. Meanwhile, here are the reviews on Katherine Neville's own website, including top 100 lists featuring The Eight

Reviews of The Eight

Booklist, Feb. 15, 1989, p. 975.
Christian Science Monitor, Feb. 24, 1989, p. 13.
Detroit Free Press, Feb. 11, 1990, section K, p. 9.
Detroit News, March 12, 1989, section J, p. 2.
English Journal, Apr. 1990, p. 99.
Jerusalem Post, Book Section, April 13, 1990.
Journal of Reading, Nov. 1994, p. 244-245. Article about using The Eight in mathematics classrooms.
Kirkus, Nov. 1, 1988, p. 1573.
Kliatt, Apr. 1990, p. 16.
Locus, Feb. 1989, p. 50.
Locus, May 1989, p. 25.
Locus, March 1990, p. 65.
Los Angeles Times Book Review, March 12, 1989, p. 6.
The New York Times Book Review, Jan. 15, 1989. This is a very negative review, and I seriously disagree with it.
Orlando Sentinel Tribune, Feb. 25, 1990, p. F8.
PC-Computing, Aug. 1989, p. 167.
Publishers Weekly, Nov. 4, 1988, p. 70.
Publishers Weekly, Dec. 23, 1988, p. 63-64. Interview with Katherine Neville.
The Record, Lifestyle Section, Feb. 10, 1989, p. B7.
San Francisco Chronicle, March 16, 1989, section B, p. 3.
Times-Picayune, March 5, 1989, section E, p. 8.
Washington Post Book World, Jan. 1, 1989, p. 6.
West Coast Review of Books, vol. 14, no. 5, 1989, p. 33. Also a rather negative review.

There are also several reviews of The Eight available on NewsBank, a newspaper clipping service:

Baltimore Sun, May 11, 1989. A negative review.
Newsday, Jan. 22, 1989.
Philadelphia Inquirer, Jan. 22, 1989. Another negative review.
St. Paul Pioneer Press-Dispatch, Jan. 22, 1989.

Reviews of A Calculated Risk

Booklist, Nov. 1, 1992, p. 489.
Kirkus, Aug. 15, 1992, p. 1012.
Library Journal, Sept. 15, 1992, p. 95.
Los Angeles Times Book Review, Jan. 13, 1993, p. 9.
The New York Times Book Review, Nov. 15. 1992, p. 21.
Publishers Weekly, Sept. 7, 1992, p. 74.
Rapport (West Coast Review of Books), vol. 17, no. 3, 1993, p. 27.
San Francisco Chronicle, Nov. 5, 1992, section E, p. 5.
Seattle Times, Nov. 17, 1992, p. E2.
Toronto Star, Nov. 28, 1992, p. K19.
Washington Post Book World, Nov. 29, 1992, p. 9.

There is also a review of A Calculated Risk available on NewsBank:

Milwaukee Journal, Nov. 22, 1992.

Reviews of The Magic Circle

Booklist, Mar. 1, 1998, p. 1096.
Kirkus, Feb. 15, 1998, p. 217. A very negative review; it gives away details of the plot.
Library Journal, April 1, 1998, p. 124.
Murder Ink mystery catalog, Spring 1998, p. 3.
Publishers Weekly, Jan. 19, 1998, p. 370. This is the first review of The Magic Circle I've seen, and it's very negative.

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