The Unknown Terrorist by Richard Flanagan — a nation duped
Richard Flanagan’s The Unknown Terrorist shows a side to Australia that I hadn’t expected. The warm and welcoming Aussies as
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The Comforters by Muriel Spark — this way confusion lies #throwbackthursday
The Comforters was a disappointment. Flashes of humour that wouldn’t be out of place in an Ealing comedy didn’t make up for a confusing plot.
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Snowblind by Ragnar Jonasson — atmosphere laden Nordic crime
Snowblind offers an interesting twist on the locked room murder mystery genre beloved of the Golden Age crime writers. Ragnar
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People From My Neighbourhood was a perplexing reading experience. Hiromi Kawakami delivers a collection of 36 stories featuring the people
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Nobody Round Here Reads Tolstoy by Mark Hodkinson — the journey of a bibliophile
When Mark Hodkinson was growing up there was just one book in the family house in Manchester. Folklore, Myths and
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