Book Reviews
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Book Reviews
And The Weak Suffer What They Must? by Yanis Varoufakis
Last January, Yanis Varoufakis was catapulted from a quiet life as an economics professor into the centre of the eurozone crisis, as finance minister in Gree... Read more »| 30 Mar 2016 -
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The Hormone Factory by Saskia Goldschmidt
This novel, newly translated from German, weaves a narrative of sibling rivalry, discovery and power. The Hormone Factory tells the story of two brothers, Mo... Read more »| 17 Mar 2016 -
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Martin John by Anakana Schofield
'Caitlin might call him MJ if they were ever on speaking terms. He doesn't think much of her harping on about her boyfriend trouble and her wine glasses... Read more »| 03 Mar 2016 -
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Treats by Lara Williams
'They go back to hers. She has an HDMI cable and Netflix and two thirds of a bottle of wine.' It's 2016 and love is still a battlefield, but its ordnance is ... Read more »| 01 Mar 2016 -
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On Love by Charles Bukowski
Just in time to miss Valentine’s Day, as the supermarket flowers begin to droop and only the terrible chocolates remain, arrives a new collection all a... Read more »| 22 Feb 2016 -
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The Outrun by Amy Liptrot
Amy Liptrot’s The Outrun is a beautifully written memoir about alcoholism, recovery and life at the extremes. Ten years after leaving Orkney’s re... Read more »| 03 Feb 2016
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The Power of the Dog by Thomas Savage
Set in 1920s Montana, The Power of the Dog begins as a tale of two competitive brothers. Phil, educated and calculating; George, reliable... Read more »| 01 Feb 2016 -
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Under the Udala Trees by Chinelo Okparanta
In an understated author’s note sat quietly on a back page between the novel’s epilogue and its acknowledgements, Chinelo Okparanta states her am... Read more »| 01 Feb 2016 -
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The High Mountains of Portugal by Yann Martel
Three stories, three grieving men, three years: 1904, 1938, 1981. We begin in Lisbon in 1904, as Tomas sets off in search of an unlikely 17th century artefac... Read more »| 29 Jan 2016 -
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Nobody Told Me by Hollie McNish
Nobody Told Me: Poetry and Parenthood chronicles three years and nine months of poet Hollie McNish’s life, from discovering she was pregnant – &l... Read more »| 29 Jan 2016 -
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Cockfosters by Helen Simpson
Losing your glasses. Drinking too much at a book group. Getting the fridge fixed. Forgetting the names of things. Helen Simpson’s latest collection of ... Read more »| 22 Jan 2016 -
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And Yet... by Christopher Hitchens
And Yet... is Christopher Hitchens’ supposedly final collection of essays, most of which were written before the publication of his previous collection... Read more »| 14 Jan 2016 -
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Black Widow by Chris Brookmyre
In Black Widow, Chris Brookmyre's latest installment in his Jack Parlabane series, the investigative journalist is tasked with unearthing the mysteries behin... Read more »| 08 Jan 2016 -
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Nicotine by Gregor Hens
Nicotine. A highly appropriate work to review this time of year, when self-imposed abstinence casts its cloud over the chaste post-Christmas period. Gregor ... Read more »| 05 Jan 2016 -
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Bret Easton Ellis and the Other Dogs by Lina Wolff
‘We’re going to call this little pup Dante. Let’s call the mangy old cur over there Chaucer.’ This is Alba Cambo, standing in front o... Read more »| 04 Jan 2016