Category: Review
“One of Coetzee’s less successful works” – The Schooldays of Jesus by JM Coetzee
“You will be moved by this book” – Year of the Drought by Roland Buti
“Says a lot about what it is to be a man at this particular point in the history of the world” – Driving Short Distances by Joff Winterhart
“It really is as brilliant as everyone has been writing” – The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
“There are cartoons here that elicit laughs that feel like memories because the instant you see the cartoon you can’t remember a time when you hadn’t seen and laughed at said cartoon” – Baking with Kafka by Tom Gauld
“An origin story to rival that of a superhero” – Nick Cave: Mercy on Me by Richard Kleist
“There is no better chronicler of the unhinged Celt” – That Was a Shiver by James Kelman
“(Has) the ring of a modern day Anne Frank about it” – The Girl Who Escaped ISIS by Farida Khalaf & Andrea C Hoffman
“The fairytale of New York that McInerney paints is a reassuring one” – Bright, Precious Days by Jay McInerney
“A remarkably well crafted novel with terrific plot” – The Fatal Tree by Jake Arnott
“We felt like Doyle hopscotched his way towards something otherworldly without really earning it” – Smile by Roddy Doyle
“A most original, convincing and beautiful story” – Montpelier Parade by Karl Geary
“Has a lot to offer anyone interested in literature in general” – Late Essays by JM Coetzee
“Vintage Rushdie” – The Golden House by Salman Rushdie
“A veritable feast” – Terms & Conditions by Tania Hershman
“A brave and impressive piece of writing” – Autumn by Ali Smith
“As funny and engaging as her first book led us to expect” – The Idiot by Elif Batuman
“Feels like a book that still belongs to its author” – Forest Dark by Nicole Krauss
“Reads as a series of vignettes” – The Squeeze by Lesley Glaister
“When he is at his most horrible this book shines the brightest” – A Ton of Malice by Barry McKinley
“Very obviously a debut novel” – The Haunting of Henry Twist by Rebecca John
“We’re hoping Marra will get the attention he deserves” – The Tsar of Love and Techno, Anthony Marra
“His work made life meaningful for him” – Threads by Julia Blackburn
“Falls flat” – The Answers by Catherine Lacey
“Tantalises rather than entirely satisfies” – Flâneuse by Lauren Elkin
“The characters, period and locations are vividly painted” – Days Without End by Sebastian Barry
“It’s a fantastic read and a significant book” – Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie
“Definitely a book that threatens to disappear inside its own high concept” – H(a)ppy by Nicola Barker
