Book Reviews
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Book ReviewsAll The Little Animals by Walker Hamilton
All The Little Animals was first published in 1968, and is something of a forgotten classic. Alan Warner’s introduction to this reissue gives a summary... Read more »| 10 Sep 2012 -
Book ReviewsThe Dark Knight Rises by Greg Cox
Novelisations of blockbuster movies are always going to suffer in comparison to the finished product. The Dark Knight Rises suffers especially, because it ca... Read more »| 10 Sep 2012 -
Book ReviewsKick Ass 2 by Mark Millar and John Romita Jr.
It’s highly anticipated, but Kick-Ass 2 is something of a downer. After the events of the first volume, Kick-Ass, now basically just Dave Lizewski, is ... Read more »| 10 Sep 2012 -
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The Fall of the Stone City by Ismail Kadare
There’s an old Albanian folk tale at the heart of The Fall of The Stone City where a dead man responds to a dinner invitation. The book’s plot re... Read more »| 10 Sep 2012 -
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The Guilty One by Lisa Ballantyne
Solicitor Daniel Hunter is defending Sebastian Croll, an eleven-year old accused of murdering his eight-year old neighbour – a case with deliberate ech... Read more »| 24 Aug 2012 -
Book ReviewsTrain Dreams by Denis Johnson
Denis Johnson’s Pulitzer Prize nominated Train Dreams is the life story of a man called Robert Grainier, who “started his life story on a train r... Read more »| 01 Aug 2012
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Close Your Eyes by Ewan Morrison
After the birth of her daughter, Emma Phillips becomes obsessed with the death – or was it? – of her own mother in a road accident. The body... Read more »| 25 Jul 2012 -
Book ReviewsDays of the Bagnold Summer by Joff Winterheart
Days of the Bagnold Summer is a short book – 80 pages, and only a few panels per page – but it’s never slight. Sue and Daniel Bagnold are a... Read more »| 25 Jul 2012 -
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Redlegs by Chris Dolan
Chris Dolan leaves the mainly Glaswegian setting of his previous novel Ascension Day and relocates to the Caribbean for this tale. Elspeth Baillie,... Read more »| 25 Jul 2012 -
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The Flame Alphabet by Ben Marcus
The Flame Alphabet’s dust jacket describes Marcus as the ‘most maniacally gifted writer of our generation’ (Hark! Hyperbole!) and is laden ... Read more »| 01 Jul 2012 -
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Slinky Espadrilles by Ash Dickinson
Don’t be put off by the strange name – this is an extremely accessible, enjoyable collection of poetry. It’s the debut collection in print ... Read more »| 01 Jul 2012 -
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The Deadman's Pedal by Alan Warner
In The Deadman's Pedal Alan Warner returns to the Port, a fictionalised version of Oban and the setting of his acclaimed debut Morvern Callar. This new novel... Read more »| 01 Jul 2012 -
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Leaving the Atocha Station by Ben Lerner
Is Adam Gordon a brilliant young poet, embracing the richness of a foreign culture and meditating on the profound experience of art? Or, is he a self-obsesse... Read more »| 01 Jul 2012 -
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San Carlos by Neil Forsyth
Neil Forsyth’s sixth novel is set in 1989 – in the days of Wimpy, Teletext, Diana and Fergie. Initially San Carlos’ plot doesn’t quit... Read more »| 01 Jul 2012 -
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The Dream of the Celt by Mario Vargas Llosa
The Dream of the Celt is a re-imagining of the life of Irish nationalist Roger Casement. As a young man Roger believed in the ideals of the British Empire ... Read more »| 27 Jun 2012