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Venomous Lumpsucker review: The most original – and horrifying – novel of the year
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Venomous Lumpsucker review: The most original – and horrifying – novel of the year

Tasting Sunlight by Ewald Arenz review: Two damaged souls healed by a beautiful bond
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Tasting Sunlight by Ewald Arenz review: Two damaged souls healed by a beautiful bond

Sean Bean and Nicola Walker’s Marriage makes me feel like part of a Hollywood power couple
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Sean Bean and Nicola Walker’s Marriage makes me feel like part of a Hollywood power couple

Re-Sisters by Cosey Fanni Tutti review: The women undermined and ostracised in their time
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Re-Sisters by Cosey Fanni Tutti review: The women undermined and ostracised in their time

Muse: Will of the People review – ‘Mad, bad, dangerous, and unreasonably good fun’
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Muse: Will of the People review – ‘Mad, bad, dangerous, and unreasonably good fun’

Otessa Moshfegh’s Lapvona review: Comic, compelling and pulsing with perversity
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Otessa Moshfegh’s Lapvona review: Comic, compelling and pulsing with perversity

Michael Flatley on writing, directing and starring in his spy thriller Blackbird
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Michael Flatley on writing, directing and starring in his spy thriller Blackbird

Sayaka Murata’s Life Ceremony: A fairly mixed bag of strange and grotesque tales
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Sayaka Murata’s Life Ceremony: A fairly mixed bag of strange and grotesque tales

You Made a Fool of Death With Your Beauty review: An easy read which fails to strike home
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You Made a Fool of Death With Your Beauty review: An easy read which fails to strike home

Book reviews: Three Assassins and Devil House
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Book reviews: Three Assassins and Devil House

Book reviews: The Second Cut and The Anomaly
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Book reviews: The Second Cut and The Anomaly

Lessons by Ian McEwan review: Few can turn a phrase so exquisitely
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Lessons by Ian McEwan review: Few can turn a phrase so exquisitely

Sojourn by Amit Chaudhuri review: Brief encounters with the eclectic life of a city
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Sojourn by Amit Chaudhuri review: Brief encounters with the eclectic life of a city

EIFF highlights: From naked New Zealanders to Korean car chases
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EIFF highlights: From naked New Zealanders to Korean car chases

All This Could Be Different review: The trials and tribulations of being 20
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All This Could Be Different review: The trials and tribulations of being 20

The Visitors by Jessi Jezewska Stevens review: The apocalypse is coming for us all, baby
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The Visitors by Jessi Jezewska Stevens review: The apocalypse is coming for us all, baby

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The Disappearance of Josef Mengele review: A post-Holocaust hunt for the Angel of Death
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The Disappearance of Josef Mengele review: A post-Holocaust hunt for the Angel of Death

A Season in Exile by Oliver Harris review: A twisty, captivating romp
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A Season in Exile by Oliver Harris review: A twisty, captivating romp

Walking Back Home review: Ricky Ross is bracingly honest with the reader and himself
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Walking Back Home review: Ricky Ross is bracingly honest with the reader and himself

The Queen of Dirt Island review: Almost an affecting novel
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The Queen of Dirt Island review: Almost an affecting novel