Book Reviews
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Book ReviewsGravel Heart by Abdulrazak Gurnah
Gravel Heart, Abdulrazak Gurnah’s ninth novel, fits neatly into the author’s established oeuvre, as he returns to familiar themes of immigration,... Read more »| 16 May 2017 -
Book ReviewsStrange Heart Beating by Eli Goldstone
Recently bereaved English academic Seb is struggling with the loss of his wife Leda, so visits her native country to learn more about her and divert his encr... Read more »| 28 Apr 2017 -
Book ReviewsCompass by Mathias Enard
On a single sleepless night in Vienna, musicologist Franz Ritter revisits moments from a life spent studying and exploring the Middle East, winding through m... Read more »| 26 Apr 2017 -
Book ReviewsThe Things I Would Tell You edited by Sabrina Mahfouz
‘Woman like no one is ever going to read you. Woman like you have everything to say.’ In The Things I Would Tell You, edited by Sabrina Mahfouz,... Read more »| 26 Apr 2017 -
Book ReviewsUniversal Harvester by John Darnielle
Jeremy works in a video rental store in the small Iowan town he’s lived in all his life when one day his routine is interrupted by the discovery of som... Read more »| 25 Apr 2017 -
Book ReviewsVoid Star by Zachary Mason
At an unspecified time in the near future, the oceans have risen, implanted chips make infinite memory a possibility and anti-aging clinics offer eternal you... Read more »| 18 Apr 2017
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Book ReviewsFlesh of the Peach by Helen McClory
Helen McClory’s debut novel is an invigorating follow-up to her much-lauded debut: the Saltire Scottish First Book of the Year award-winning On the Edg... Read more »| 17 Apr 2017 -
Book ReviewsThings We Lost in the Fire by Mariana Enriquez
Buenos Aires: a city of ghoulish children with sharpened teeth and murdered teens who return from beneath dark waters. A city of women who see self-imm... Read more »| 03 Apr 2017 -
Book ReviewsHow to Be Human by Paula Cocozza
Paula Cocozza's novel How to Be Human is an arresting, appealing debut, telling the story of its protagonist, Mary, and the fox that visits her East London g... Read more »| 03 Apr 2017 -
Book ReviewsConfessions of a Recovering Environmentalist by Paul Kingsnorth
We know from his novels The Wake and Beast that Paul Kingsnorth is a wild and iconoclastic writer. This collection of essays confirms him as a fear... Read more »| 27 Mar 2017 -
Book ReviewsLincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders
“Vain, weak, puerile, hypocritical, without manners, without social grace…” As America's literary voices steel themselves to document the ... Read more »| 06 Mar 2017 -
Book ReviewsExit West by Mohsin Hamid
Nadia and Saeed meet at an evening class and fall in love while the city around them swells with refugees and slides towards crisis. When they can no longer ... Read more »| 28 Feb 2017 -
Book ReviewsThe Sad Part Was by Prabda Yoon
Due to their condensed nature, short stories often rely on novelty to hold attention; whether that be a quirky cast, unusual perspectives or unlikely scenari... Read more »| 28 Feb 2017 -
Book ReviewsThe Patriots by Sana Krasikov
A 538-page debut novel set across continents and over 74 years of personal and political turmoil certainly shows intent. Largely living up to it, Krasikov&rs... Read more »| 24 Feb 2017 -
Book ReviewsSt Peter's, Cardross: Birth, Death and Renewal
The recently awarded A list status of Leith’s iconic Banana Flats shows just how much interest there currently is in the brutalist architecture of the ... Read more »| 21 Feb 2017