The Savage Altar by Asa Larsson
By . Published 11 April 2007
Larsson consistently uses tired clichés and one-dimensional, over-familiar characters
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Globe by Michael O'Siadhail
By . Published 12 March 2007A good place to find powerful and positive poetry
Imposture by Benjamin Markovits
By . Published 12 March 2007Markovits and his Polidori would have done well emulating Byron's more direct nature
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen by Paul Torday
By . Published 12 March 2007It's East-meets-West time, kids.
Straight Ahead by Clare Shaw
By . Published 12 March 2007Shaw's work hits - and bruises - with a deliberate candour
The Song Before It Is Sung by Justin Cartwright
By . Published 12 March 2007Enough moments of sheer suspense and bravado to be accessible to pretty much anyone.
The Yacoubian Building by Alaa Al Aswany
By . Published 12 March 2007Alaa Al Aswany's novel has become a bestseller in the Middle East and earned enthusiastic comparisons to Tales of the City.
Disturbing the Peace by Richard Yates
By . Published 10 February 2007The three paths he takes to ease his pain: therapy, adultery and Alcoholics Anonymous.
Fluffy by Simone Lia
By . Published 10 February 2007For those who are into gazing at carrier bags as they get blown around in the wind, this will be an easy-to-digest treat.
Hope and Other Urban Tales - Laura Hird
By . Published 10 February 2007In the best tradition of challenging fiction, written by an Edinburgh local, this is a book to own.
Target Iran by Scott Ritter.
By . Published 10 February 2007The threat from Iran is 'fear-based' and not 'fact-based' he says, and it's hard to disagree.
The Angel Makers by Jessica Gregson
By . Published 10 February 2007A lost and wayward work of fiction built haphazardly around a far more intriguing reality.
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
By . Published 10 February 2007strong characterisation and dialogues lend a modern tone and relevance...
Dear Olivia by Mary Contini
By . Published 11 January 2007Contini's mix of reminiscence and opinion is moving and honest
Grace by Linn Ullmann
By . Published 11 January 2007This short book is an excellent read
Mother's Milk - Edward St Aubyn
By . Published 11 January 2007The 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...
Patrick Robertson by Brian Hennigan
By . Published 11 January 2007a satirical swipe at the dehumanising forces of capitalism and an amusing shaggy dog story
Projections: The Director's Cut edited by John Boorman and Walter Donohue.
By . Published 11 January 2007The 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...
Paula Spencer by Roddy Doyle
By . Published 11 January 2007Since there is no focal conflict or struggle the story lacks intensity.
The Uninvited by Geiling Yan
By . Published 11 January 2007A wonderfully complex analysis of society made clear through the eyes of the naive peasant.
