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Books Read: The Godwits Fly by Robin Hyde
I have similar feelings toward The Godwits Fly as I do to Faulkner’s Absalom, Absalom! –...
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The Clocks in This House All Tell Different Times by Xan Brooks
The idea is inspired, the execution not so much.
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Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
A sensitive, funny and daring portrayal of trauma that, while flawed, serves up the memorable Eleanor Oliphant.
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Montpelier Parade by Karl Geary
A beautifully written novel about the class divide in Scotland as typified by the relationship between a 16-year old boy and 30-something-year old women.
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Winter by Ali Smith
Winter is Ali Smith at her very best. Expect to see this novel deservedly feature on awards lists next year.
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A Skinful of Shadows by Frances Hardinge
A great deal of fun that brilliantly integrates its 17th Century setting with the travails of a brave young woman and her battle against an ancient and evil family of magic-users.
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A Line Made By Walking by Sara Baume
An eclectic, intimate and beautifully written novel about mental health, loneliness, and Art Installations.
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The King Is Always Above The People by Daniel Alarcon
It’s a good collection but there’s a sameness, tonally and thematically, to a number of the stories which meant they blurred together rather than stood out.
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Playing Possum by Kevin Davey
A playful, modernist piss-take with literary Easter eggs that went right over my head, though not to the detriment of the novel.
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Dark At The Crossing by Elliot Ackerman
The good – this is one of the first novels I’ve read that deals with the current civil war in Syria and in particular the desire of some to leave their country and fight against the regime. The bad – the book spends too much time on dull domestic issues, the sort you’ll find in any number of literary novels.
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