Book Reviews
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Book ReviewsAt Dusk by Hwang Sok-yong
Written by one of South Korea’s most beloved authors, there is an urgency to At Dusk despite the gentle care taken in its storytelling Read more »| 28 Nov 2018 -
Book ReviewsThe German Room by Carla Maliandi
Carla Maliandi’s debut novel, released in English by Charco Press, is a tale of fear, isolation and belonging powered by viciously perceptive prose. Read more »| 22 Nov 2018 -
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Killtopia by Dave Cook, Craig Paton
Killtopia is an electrifying trip, perfectly told by Dave Cook's writing and Craig Paton's illustrations. Read more »| 26 Oct 2018 -
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Slip of a Fish by Amy Arnold
True to its title from beginning to end, few novels achieve the delicate shimmer Amy Arnold's poetic prose evokes in the mind. Read more »| 26 Oct 2018 -
Book ReviewsCrocodile by Daniel Shand
The new novel from Betty Trask Prize-winner Daniel Shand explores the loss of childhood innocence. Read more »| 26 Oct 2018 -
Book ReviewsCrimson by Niviaq Korneliussen
Engaging themes are are given only a surface level brush in Niviaq Korneliussen's unsatisfying debut novel Read more »| 26 Oct 2018
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In Miniature by Simon Garfield
An intriguing look at the world, shrunk down Read more »| 26 Oct 2018 -
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Resistance by Julian Fuks
Here is a novel of considerable weight and brimming with human insight. Read more »| 02 Oct 2018 -
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Kill 'Em All by John Niven
The novel raises the question of whether satire works in the world we live in. Niven exposes how awful the people at the top are, and how grotesque their world is Read more »| 02 Oct 2018 -
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If Cats Disappeared From the World by Genki Kawamura
When a young man learns of a limited prognosis, he doesn’t get very far into his bucket list before the devil appears to offer a trade: get rid of one thing from the world per day for an extra day of life Read more »| 02 Oct 2018 -
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XX by Angela Chadwick
This is Chadwick’s true strength: the ability to distil the human experience and reproduce it in print. Topical, probing and quietly intense – XX is a phenomenal debut. Read more »| 28 Sep 2018 -
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Melmoth by Sarah Perry
Melmoth is a delicious, melancholic and complex kind of darkness which pervades throughout and makes for a gripping read Read more »| 25 Sep 2018 -
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The Way of All Flesh by Ambrose Parry
Chris Brookmyre and Dr. Marisa Haetzman join forces on their debut novel under their Ambrose Parry moniker Read more »| 07 Sep 2018 -
Book ReviewsBrothers in Blood by Amer Anwar
Amer Anwar's debut novel is an intelligent and deft thriller set in West London's Sikh community Read more »| 06 Sep 2018 -
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Running Upon The Wires by Kate Tempest
Kate Tempest's new poetry collection plots the universal map of heartbreak, and the eventual optimism of new love Read more »| 05 Sep 2018