The Savage Altar by Asa Larsson
Larsson consistently uses tired clichés and one-dimensional, over-familiar characters
Larsson consistently uses tired clichés and one-dimensional, over-familiar characters
A good place to find powerful and positive poetry
Markovits and his Polidori would have done well emulating Byron's more direct nature
It's East-meets-West time, kids.
Shaw's work hits - and bruises - with a deliberate candour
Enough moments of sheer suspense and bravado to be accessible to pretty much anyone.
Alaa Al Aswany's novel has become a bestseller in the Middle East and earned enthusiastic comparisons to Tales of the City.
The three paths he takes to ease his pain: therapy, adultery and Alcoholics Anonymous.
For those who are into gazing at carrier bags as they get blown around in the wind, this will be an easy-to-digest treat.
In the best tradition of challenging fiction, written by an Edinburgh local, this is a book to own.
The threat from Iran is 'fear-based' and not 'fact-based' he says, and it's hard to disagree.
A lost and wayward work of fiction built haphazardly around a far more intriguing reality.
strong characterisation and dialogues lend a modern tone and relevance...
Contini's mix of reminiscence and opinion is moving and honest
This short book is an excellent read
The mid-life crisis is a potent affliction. Just ask Patrick Melrose, the disenchanted anti-hero of Mother's Milk. His wife is such a devoted mother to their two young children that...
a satirical swipe at the dehumanising forces of capitalism and an amusing shaggy dog story
The contents page speaks for itself: Clint Eastwood on his favourite directors, or Martin Scorsese on his favourite actor (De Niro, of course), or Jodie Foster, Tony Curtis and Jimmy...
Since there is no focal conflict or struggle the story lacks intensity.
A wonderfully complex analysis of society made clear through the eyes of the naive peasant.