Book Reviews
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Book ReviewsThe Book of Joan by Lidia Yuknavitch
In Yuknavitch’s world, Joan of Arc and Christine de Pizan are catapulted to a near-future in a tale of revolution, in which humanity is being rewritten through propaganda, lies, and experimentation, all while the earth below lays crumbling. Read more »| 12 Jan 2018 -
Book ReviewsBloody January by Alan Parks
From the moneyed elite to groupies, and the brutal gangs of an urban wasteland, Bloody January navigates the underbelly of 1970s Glasgow. Read more »| 08 Jan 2018 -
Book ReviewsGoblin by Ever Dundas
Ever Dundas' debut novel is an enchanting, genre-defying read Read more »| 05 Jan 2018 -
Book ReviewsClassic Ghost Stories
'I can assure you,' said I, 'that it will take a very tangible ghost to frighten me.' And I stood up before the fire with my glass in my hand.'It is your own... Read more »| 07 Nov 2017 -
Book ReviewsThe Alarming Palsy of James Orr by Tom Lee
Tom Lee shows plenty of skill in his debut novel, but fails to elevate the book beyond other cleanly told tales of middle-class life Read more »| 03 Nov 2017 -
Book ReviewsTranslation as Transhumance by Mireille Gansel
A remarkable and illuminating memoir by French translator Mireille Gansel, faithfully rendered in English by Ros Schwartz Read more »| 02 Nov 2017
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Book ReviewsDemi-Gods by Eliza Robertson
A gripping debut novel by Commonwealth Short Story Prize winner Eliza Robertson Read more »| 02 Nov 2017 -
Book ReviewsThe Parcel by Anosh Irani
Indian-Canadian novelist Anosh Irani's latest book delves into the world of India's transgender community Read more »| 10 Oct 2017 -
Book ReviewsAbandon by Sangeeta Bandyopadhyay
At points Sangeeta Bandyopadhyay's new novel is remarkably effective, but at times its style feels overly laboured Read more »| 06 Oct 2017 -
Book ReviewsThe Last Man in Europe by Dennis Glover
An insightful but sometimes oversimplified look at the writing of 1984. Read more »| 06 Oct 2017 -
Book ReviewsGrace by Paul Lynch
Imagine Cormac McCarthy’s All the Pretty Horses and L M Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables merged and you have the new novel from Paul Lynch Read more »| 05 Oct 2017 -
Book ReviewsThe Golden House by Salman Rushdie
Salman Rushdie turns his trademark style to the age of Twitter, Trump and identity politics in The Golden House Read more »| 28 Sep 2017 -
Book ReviewsThe Readymade Thief by Augustus Rose
The stakes are low and the quality lower in Augustus Rose's trudge of a debut novel Read more »| 15 Sep 2017 -
Book ReviewsH(A)PPY by Nicola Barker
Nicola Barker's new novel is somehow altogether chilling and inspiring Read more »| 15 Sep 2017 -
Book ReviewsThe City Always Wins by Omar Robert Hamilton
A raw, powerful and relentlessly bleak look at the Egyptian political crisis Read more »| 15 Sep 2017