“Doctor Criminale” by Malcolm Bradbury
The original idea of this blog was to provide somewhere for me to record the books and articles I read. I forget things so easily: I know I’ve…
Sleepless
It’s past four in the morning and I can’t sleep. Haven’t slept all night. I tried reading for a while, but that…
“Afterwards” by Rachel Seiffert
The style of writing is very conversational. No beauty, not even many full sentences. The sort of writing with not many verbs.…
Two years in jail… for graffiti!
On my way to work on Friday, passing Southwark Crown Court, I saw a group of people protesting outside. I always love…
Caine Prize for African Writing
I’ve been attending quite a few readings at the Southbank Centre lately, and always find that, while I spend some time wondering…
Quote for the day
Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many. Do not believe…
“Complicity” by Iain Banks
I was attracted by the political element of the story, and also the fact that parts of it are written in second…
“Identity” by Milan Kundera
Warning: this review gives away the ending. There’s something intensely dissatisfying about stories that end “but it was all a dream and…
“Pandora in the Congo” by Albert Sanchez Pinol
I got this as a reviewing freebie from LibraryThing, which was good because with its title and retro cover of cartoonish man…