Book Reviews
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An Iliad by Alessandro Baricco
It looses both the clinical realism and discursive fantasy that has made Homer popular Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
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History Without the Boring Bits by Ian Crofton
Will give the scholarly historian something to read in the toilet. Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
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Light by Margaret Elphinstone
The sort of fast-paced narrative which builds to a tantalizing denouement that most authors would envy Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
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The Poor Bastard by Joe Matt
A relatively unfunny story being told and re-told Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
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The Thursday Night Letters by PK Munroe
Munroe's letters are the best part of the book Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
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Exit Ghost by Philip Roth
How close an alter-ego is Nathan Zuckerman to Philip Roth? Read more »| 08 Oct 2007
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Diamond Dove, by Adrian Hyland
Hyland's story, while hugely entertaining, also deals with serious issues that face rural Australia today Read more »| 08 Sep 2007 -
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Reporting, by David Remnick
Double-filtered excellence Read more »| 08 Sep 2007 -
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Sharp Teeth, by Toby Barlow
A very unique book: an epic poem about werewolves in modern-day Los Angeles Read more »| 08 Sep 2007 -
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Wait Until Spring, Bandini, by John Fante
Fante deserves a much wider audience, however belated Read more »| 08 Sep 2007 -
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Aya de Yopougon, by Marguerite Abouet, illustrated by Clément Oubrerie
Abouet and Oubrerie revive an utterly enchanting world Read more »| 08 Sep 2007 -
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Dreams From My Father, by Barack Obama
Obama's prose style is much like that of his engaging speeches Read more »| 08 Sep 2007 -
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Agamemnon's Daughter by Ismail Kadare.
There are parallels with societies the world over Read more »| 09 Aug 2007 -
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Caledonia's Last Stand by Nat Edwards
This expedition was so monumentally ambitious that its failure bankrupted Scotland. Read more »| 09 Aug 2007 -
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Donkey Punch by Ray Banks
his hardboiled writing style has become more poised and confident. Read more »| 09 Aug 2007