Ron Charles: Most Recent Articles and Archives

Anthony Marra’s ‘A Constellation of Vital Phenomena,’ reviewed by Ron Charles

(The Washington Post, May 7, 2013; 6:51 PM)

Book review: ‘Red Moon’ as sharp — and subtle — as a werewolf’s bite

(The Washington Post, April 30, 2013; 5:36 PM)

Claire Messud’s ‘The Woman Upstairs,’ reviewed by Ron Charles

(The Washington Post, April 23, 2013; 5:21 PM)

Andre Aciman’s ‘Harvard Square,’ reviewed by Ron Charles

(The Washington Post, April 9, 2013; 7:09 PM)

Rachel Kushner’s ‘The Flamethrowers,’ reviewed by Ron Charles

(The Washington Post, April 2, 2013; 9:34 PM)

Jill McCorkle’s ‘Life After Life,’ reviewed by Ron Charles

(The Washington Post, March 26, 2013; 7:57 PM)

Elizabeth Strout’s ‘The Burgess Boys,’ reviewed by Ron Charles

(The Washington Post, March 19, 2013; 7:01 PM)

Jonathan Dee’s ‘A Thousand Pardons,’ reviewed by Ron Charles

(The Washington Post, March 12, 2013; 7:25 PM)

Book World: ‘The Accursed,’ by Joyce Carol Oates

(The Washington Post, March 5, 2013; 5:40 PM)

Mohsin Hamid’s ‘How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia’: Life, self help-style

(The Washington Post, February 26, 2013; 8:41 PM)

Kent Haruf’s ‘Benediction’: A bittersweet survey of small-town life and death

(The Washington Post, February 19, 2013; 8:08 PM)

Tara Conklin’s ‘The House Girl’

(The Washington Post, February 12, 2013; 6:15 PM)

Amity Gaige’s ‘Schroder,’ reviewed by Ron Charles

(The Washington Post, February 5, 2013; 6:30 PM)

Manil Suri’s ‘The City of Devi,’ reviewed by Ron Charles

(The Washington Post, January 29, 2013; 6:12 PM)

Book review: Lynn Coady’s ‘The Antagonist’

(The Washington Post, January 22, 2013; 6:25 PM)

Rilla’s Askew’s ‘Kind of Kin’ talks about immigration, but its antic tone undermines the subject

(The Washington Post, January 15, 2013; 5:57 PM)

‘Rage Is Back,’ a quirky and colorful tale of comeuppance

(The Washington Post, January 8, 2013; 6:17 PM)

King Arthur returns, in strange literary guises

(The Washington Post, January 1, 2013; 7:22 PM)

Sebastian Faulks’s ‘A Possible Life,’ reviewed by Ron Charles

(The Washington Post, December 25, 2012; 8:39 PM)

Oprah’s latest pick: ‘The Twelve Tribes of Hattie,’ by Ayana Mathis

(The Washington Post, December 11, 2012; 7:16 PM)

Karen Engelmann’s ‘The Stockholm Octavo,’ reviewed by Ron Charles

(The Washington Post, December 4, 2012; 6:31 PM)

Larger-than-life mystery of love and murder

(The Washington Post, November 27, 2012; 7:10 PM)

Book World: It’s unhappily ever after in Christine Schutt’s ‘Prosperous Friends’

(The Washington Post, November 20, 2012; 5:01 PM)

In Colm Toibin’s ‘The Testament of Mary,’ Jesus’ mother takes on the Gospel writers

(The Washington Post, November 13, 2012; 9:37 AM)

Deborah Levy’s ‘Swimming Home,’ reviewed by Ron Charles

(The Washington Post, November 6, 2012; 5:14 PM)

Book World: Barbara Kingsolver’s novel approach in ‘Flight Behavior’

(The Washington Post, October 30, 2012; 4:10 PM)

Jami Attenberg’s “The Middlesteins" reviewed by Ron Charles

(The Washington Post, October 23, 2012; 5:52 PM)

Tom Wolfe’s “Back to Blood” reviewed by Ron Charles

(The Washington Post, October 16, 2012; 6:05 PM)

Justin Cronin’s ‘The Twelve’: Bloodless sequel to best-selling ‘Passage’

(The Washington Post, October 9, 2012; 5:42 PM)

Book World: ‘The Round House’ is a moving novel about youth, maturity and family

(The Washington Post, October 2, 2012; 5:26 PM)

‘The Yellow Birds,’ a novel of grit, grace and blood by an Iraq war veteran

(The Washington Post, September 25, 2012; 5:42 PM)

Book World: ‘San Miguel’ by T.C. Boyle

(The Washington Post, September 18, 2012; 7:15 PM)

Book World: ‘Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving’ is a journey back to life

(The Washington Post, September 11, 2012; 6:14 PM)

‘Telegraph Avenue’ by Michael Chabon: A tribute to vintage vinyl

(The Washington Post, September 4, 2012; 12:57 PM)

‘NW’ by Zadie Smith: A brilliant novel — for the dedicated reader

(The Washington Post, August 28, 2012; 2:48 PM)

“Lionel Asbo,” a new satire about the state of England, by Martin Amis. Reviewed by Ron Charles

(The Washington Post, August 21, 2012; 6:23 PM)

Ron Charles: Tropper’s ‘One Last Thing Before I Go,’ Toutonghi’s ‘Evel Knievel Days’

(The Washington Post, August 14, 2012; 6:18 PM)

Liza Klaussmann’s ‘Tigers in Red Weather’: Clever psychological drama

(The Washington Post, July 31, 2012; 10:56 PM)

Rachel Joyce’s ‘The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry,’ reviewed by Ron Charles

(The Washington Post, July 24, 2012; 6:13 PM)

Kurt Andersen’s ‘True Believers’

(The Washington Post, July 10, 2012; 7:19 PM)

Stephen Carter’s ‘Impeachment of Abraham Lincoln’: Mystery and alternate history

(The Washington Post, July 3, 2012; 6:52 PM)

Karen Thompson Walker’s ‘The Age of Miracles,’ reviewed by Ron Charles

(The Washington Post, June 26, 2012; 6:22 PM)

Mark Haddon’s ‘The Red House,’ reviewed by Ron Charles

(The Washington Post, June 19, 2012; 5:45 PM)

‘Capital,’ by John Lanchester: London on the eve of the financial collapse

(The Washington Post, June 12, 2012; 5:56 PM)

Book World: ‘Seating Arrangements,’ by Maggie Shipstead, is a perfect summer romp

(The Washington Post, June 5, 2012; 4:18 PM)

‘Pure,’ by Andrew Miller

(The Washington Post, May 29, 2012; 7:26 PM)

Peter Carey’s “The Chemistry of Tears”

(The Washington Post, May 22, 2012; 6:24 PM)

‘Canada,’ by Richard Ford

(The Washington Post, May 15, 2012; 6:01 PM)

Book World: Literary transvestism in John Irving’s ‘In One Person’

(The Washington Post, May 8, 2012; 6:49 PM)

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