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. …
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My Booker Prize Pick 2015
“Satin Island” is my pick for the Man Booker prize, announced tomorrow. I’ve not managed to read all of it yet. Also, …
Evie Wyld, All The Birds, Singing
I recently finished reading All The Birds, Singing, the second novel by Evie Wyld. It’s about a woman called Jake who lives alone on a farm …
Haruki Murakami, Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki And His Years Of Pilgrimage
Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki And His Years Of Pilgrimage is the latest novel by Haruki Murakami. It comes with free stickers. Perhaps that tells …
J. G. Ballard, High-Rise
After a few false starts I managed to finish “High-Rise”, the next in my collection of JG Ballard novels. For a book that I had …
Neil Gaiman, The Ocean At The End Of The Lane
“The Ocean At The End Of The Lane” is the new novel by Neil Gaiman. I was so intrigued by it that I bought the hardcover, which …
Don Delillo, Point Omega
There were no mornings or afternoons. It was one seamless day, every day, until the sun began to arc and fade, mountains emerging from …
Michael Frayn, Skios
This week I read “Skios” by Michael Frayn (who was born in Mill Hill). It’s another book from now customary pile of books that tends to …
Peter Ackroyd, Hawksmoor
Peter Ackroyd’s “Hawksmoor” was first published in 1985. I bought a recent reissue that forms part of Penguin’s …
Jeffrey Eugenides, The Marriage Plot
“The Marriage Plot” by Jeffrey Eugenides is a novel about love and growing up set in the privileged world of US academia in the …