A couple of my favorite reviewers were in action over the weekend. At the Washington Post, Michael Dirda takes a look at the new Rushdie, The Enchantress of Florence. While he doesn’t rate it as one of the author’s best works, he also notes:

It is a romance, and only a dry-hearted critic would dwell on the flaws in so delightful an homage to Renaissance magic and wonder.

Meanwhile at the San Francisco Chronicle Mike Berry gives his thoughts on Cory Doctorow’s Little Brother. Just about everyone in the SF&F community has already waxed lyrical about this book, and Mike is no exception. It is definitely on my buy list.