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Book ReviewsMedea by Robin Robertson
Robertson's lame introduction and solid translation do little to expose any hidden depths Read more »| 06 Mar 2008 -
Book ReviewsOnce Upon A Time In England by Helen Walsh
Walsh certainly knows how to spin a narrative Read more »| 06 Mar 2008 -
Book ReviewsWe Are Now Beginning Our Descent by James Meek
As much about love as it is about war. Read more »| 06 Mar 2008 -
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Autofiction by Hitomi Kanehara
Kanehara unravels the story, a dark and affecting Tokyo-set tale, with amazing fluidity Read more »| 05 Feb 2008 -
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Come On In! by Charles Bukowski
Mixes bar-room pugnacity with comic irony, tenderness and the quiet pride of a loser made good Read more »| 05 Feb 2008 -
Book ReviewsCrap Ghosts by Gavin Inglis
Inglis is blessed with spot-on comic timing Read more »| 05 Feb 2008
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Book ReviewsThe Delegates' Choice by Ian Sansom
Sharp, pacey and full of laugh-out-loud moments Read more »| 05 Feb 2008 -
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The Poison That Fascinates by Jennifer Clement
Moves easily through shades of light and dark. Read more »| 05 Feb 2008 -
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The Golden Hour Book, by the Forest Cafe Writers.
Fine writing, fine CD attached. What more d'you want? Read more »| 06 Jan 2008 -
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A Good School by Richard Yates
Probably the best starting point for anyone looking to begin reading Yates Read more »| 06 Jan 2008 -
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The Mojo Collection (Fourth Edition)
The Bible for a certain breed of Music buff. Read more »| 06 Jan 2008 -
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Thirty-Three Teeth, by Colin Cotterill
An intriguing blend of mysticism and communism Read more »| 06 Jan 2008 -
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Tree of Smoke by Denis Johnson
Has just won the American National Book Award. Read more »| 06 Jan 2008 -
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100 Favorite Scottish Football Poems, edited by Alistair Findlay.
You'll find Bill Shankly here, 'Football boots in one hand / Football's soul in the other' Read more »| 06 Jan 2008 -
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Alias the Cat by Kim Deitch
Deitch's art swirls and enchants, creating a fairy universe bedevilled by sordid behaviour and uncomfortable eroticism Read more »| 07 Dec 2007