Review
Crux by Gabriel Tallent book review: feats of wild imagination
Crux by Gabriel Tallent book review: feats of wild imagination
Gabriel Tallent combines visceral writing about climbing and a perceptive portrait of friendship in his new novel, getting under the skin of a platonic relationship formed by rock climbing
Nowhere Burning by Catriona Ward book review: slow-burn thriller with a nerve-shredding finale
Nowhere Burning by Catriona Ward book review: slow-burn thriller with a nerve-shredding finale
Ward’s understated prose is perfectly suited to horror, allowing the steady realisation of the truth to dawn on the reader
One Last Deal review: a magnification of everything we love about Danny Dyer
One Last Deal review: a magnification of everything we love about Danny Dyer
‘The nation’s gobby sweetheart’ is back in One Last Deal
May We Feed The King by Rebecca Perry book review: communing with the past
May We Feed The King by Rebecca Perry book review: communing with the past
Glyph by Ali Smith book review: radical energy, resistance and courage
Glyph by Ali Smith book review: radical energy, resistance and courage
Your Life Without Me by James Meek review: a deeply original novel
Your Life Without Me by James Meek review: a deeply original novel
Palaver by Bryan Washington review: a subtle and deft look at family relationships
Palaver by Bryan Washington review: a subtle and deft look at family relationships
The Cut Up by Louise Welsh review: slippery and morally dubious adventures
The Cut Up by Louise Welsh review: slippery and morally dubious adventures
Discipline by Larissa Pham review: the past sure is tense
Discipline by Larissa Pham review: the past sure is tense
The Age of Calamities by Senaa Ahmad review: gorgeously bizarre, time-warping tales
The Age of Calamities by Senaa Ahmad review: gorgeously bizarre, time-warping tales
The President’s Cake review: a surprisingly sweet depiction of life under an uncaring regime
The President’s Cake review: a surprisingly sweet depiction of life under an uncaring regime
John Candy: A Life in Comedy by Paul Myers review: a workmanlike yet touchingly sincere biography
John Candy: A Life in Comedy by Paul Myers review: a workmanlike yet touchingly sincere biography
Waiting for the Out review – discussing Odysseus with Trevor from EastEnders was not on my bingo card
Waiting for the Out review – discussing Odysseus with Trevor from EastEnders was not on my bingo card
Nouvelle Vague review – Richard Linklater’s witty, whimsical love letter to Jean-Luc Godard
Nouvelle Vague review – Richard Linklater’s witty, whimsical love letter to Jean-Luc Godard
Drifting North by Dominic Hinde review – intimately moving and expansive
Drifting North by Dominic Hinde review – intimately moving and expansive
Looking Down at the Stars by Christina Riley review – sumptuous and beautiful nature writing
Looking Down at the Stars by Christina Riley review – sumptuous and beautiful nature writing
Waiting for the Out writer Dennis Kelly: ‘In prison, all you can hear is chaos’
Waiting for the Out writer Dennis Kelly: ‘In prison, all you can hear is chaos’
Rental Family review – satisfaction guaranteed with Brendan Fraser
Rental Family review – satisfaction guaranteed with Brendan Fraser
A Mind of My Own by Kathy Burke review – frank, funny and wise
A Mind of My Own by Kathy Burke review – frank, funny and wise
Borderline Fiction by Derek Owusu review – the wintering of a soul
Borderline Fiction by Derek Owusu review – the wintering of a soul
Bad Bad Girl by Gish Jen review – a redemptive portrait of motherhood
Bad Bad Girl by Gish Jen review – a redemptive portrait of motherhood
Dead Man Walking review – superbly dark opera, but light is around the corner
Dead Man Walking review – superbly dark opera, but light is around the corner
The Wax Child by Olga Ravn review – a portrait of women on the outskirts
The Wax Child by Olga Ravn review – a portrait of women on the outskirts
Nymph by Stephanie LaCava review – hollowing out the espionage genre
Nymph by Stephanie LaCava review – hollowing out the espionage genre
David Copperfield review – an intimate and utterly joyful take on Charles Dickens’ epic novel
