Over the course of this accomplished novel, the phantom tiger and the hunter emerge as a perfect match.

For me it is Mary Hoffman's most accomplished novel to date.

Last year our reviewer, Nancy Willard, called this an "accomplished novel" that "few readers will be able to resist."

An accomplished novel by a celebrated British writer for children.

In his accomplished first novel, Daniel Hecht has written a true "neurological thriller."

In fact, the shifting frames of reference are to some degree the point of this eccentric, accomplished novel.

He added, "The result is a most entertaining piece of piracy, and a most accomplished novel."

But these faults shouldn't seriously interfere with the enjoyment of what is really a very accomplished novel.

Nowadays, often even the most accomplished novels offer characters that are little more than flat, ghostly reflections of characters.

Perhaps this is the result of translation, but young readers might be better off waiting to read Allende's more accomplished (and better edited) adult novels.