Book Reviews
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Book Reviews
Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit - Jeanette Winterson
This is a wonderful book, lyrically written Read more »| 15 Jul 2006 -
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The Finishing School' by Muriel Spark
In an addendum to last month's obituary, we decided to re-read Muriel Spark's last published book. Read more »| 15 Jun 2006 -
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Put The Book Back On The Shelf: A Belle & Sebastian Anthology - Various
At least when Kiss embarked on a ridiculous vanity comic book project they each mixed a vial of blood into the vat of red ink. Read more »| 15 Jun 2006 -
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The Architecture of Happiness - Alain de Botton
The book makes a walk around the city much more interesting - especially a city as architecturally rich as Edinburgh or Glasgow. Read more »| 15 Jun 2006 -
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The Dream Life of Sukhanov - Olga Grushin
Olga Grushin is obviously passionate about her subject, and for a first novel 'The Dream Life of Sukhanov' is dauntingly impressive. Read more »| 15 Jun 2006 -
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Poetry to the People - The Callum Macdonald Memorial Award
Poetry in pamphlet form has become a cutting edge of creativity in Scottish poetry. Read more »| 15 Jun 2006
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Everyman - Philip Roth
Great, moving, and a masterpiece Read more »| 15 Jun 2006 -
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The Revenge of Gaia - James Lovelock
It is good science that will help us now, not this modern Jeremiad of hopelessness and gloom. Read more »| 15 Jun 2006 -
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Innocent When You Dream: Tom Waits - The Collected Interviews - Mac Montadon (ed)
[I] think it's either Baltimore Negro or turn-of-the-century railroadese. Read more »| 16 May 2006 -
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School's Out - Christophe Dufossé
There are moments of dark humour and some genuinely disturbing characters, but there are more opportunities lost. Read more »| 16 May 2006 -
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Some Hope: A Trilogy & Mother's Milk - Edward St. Aubyn
funny, shocking and sad, but always beautifully written Read more »| 16 May 2006 -
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The Third Brother by Nick McDonell
McDonell's ambitions initially seem very promising. Read more »| 16 May 2006 -
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Speculative Architecture
Innovative designs to stimulate the public's interest in architecture, art and design. Read more »| 16 May 2006 -
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Call of the Weird - Louis Theroux
Louis Theroux is best known for that scene with Christine Hamilton where she's hammered and tries ungracefully to flirt with him, but he is also famous for t... Read more »| 16 May 2006 -
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Khaki Shorts - Various
Khaki Shorts' is worth its salt as far as independent comics go Read more »| 16 May 2006