Richard Powers, The Overstory
“The Overstory” by Richard Powers piqued my interest among the novels shortlisted for the Booker Prize. And once again the book …
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Isaac Asimov, Foundation
For our first anniversary we decided to exhange books. What better way to celebrate a paper anniversary? Ingrid bought me the entire …
J. D. Vance, Hillbilly Elegy
“Hillbilly Elegy” is the autobiography of JD Vance, a self-professed hillbilly made good who graduated from Yale Law School. I …
Matt Haig, Reasons to Stay Alive
After I read “Hello America” and “Like a Mule Bringing Ice Cream to the Sun” to Ingrid, it was her turn to read …
Sarah Ladipo Manyika, Like a Mule Bringing Ice Cream to the Sun
“Like a Mule Bringing Ice Cream to the Sun” is a novella by Sarah Ladipo Manyika. Of all the books nominated for the 2016 …
Alistair Reynolds, Revelation Space
Alistair Reynolds’ 2000 novel “Revelation Space” has long been in orbit of my science fiction “to read” list, …
J. G. Ballard, Hello America
I had low expectations for “Hello America”, the next in the series of Ballard novels that I started reading over seven years …
Eric Schlosser, Command and Control
“Command and Control” by Eric Schlosser is about the history of nuclear weapons and their safety. This might not seem like a …
Richard Beard, Acts of the Assassins
Acts of the Assassins is an interesting novel by Richard Beard that retells the story of the apostles and their deaths. It uses a modern …
J. G. Ballard, The Unlimited Dream Company
I last wrote about a JG Ballard novel nearly three years ago. That one - “High-Rise” - has since been made into a film. The …
Paul McAuley, Something Coming Through
“Something Coming Through” is a science fiction novel set in the near future. A few years after a brief nuclear war known as …
Satin Island by Tom McCarthy: Review
As much as I wanted it to, Satin Island by Tom McCarthy did not win the Booker Prize. Having read it all I realise it was a long shot. …