Review

Yoko by David Sheff review – a tribute to a revolutionary
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Yoko by David Sheff review – a tribute to a revolutionary

SMiLE: The Rise, Fall and Resurrection of Brian Wilson by David Leaf review – uneven account of rock saga
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SMiLE: The Rise, Fall and Resurrection of Brian Wilson by David Leaf review – uneven account of rock saga

The Summer We Ate Off the China by Devin Jacobsen review – digging for deepest meaning
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The Summer We Ate Off the China by Devin Jacobsen review – digging for deepest meaning

High Potential is high-octane, fast-talking nonsense that will hit you right in the Columbos
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High Potential is high-octane, fast-talking nonsense that will hit you right in the Columbos

Little Mysteries by Sara Gran review – a puzzling pleasure 
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Little Mysteries by Sara Gran review – a puzzling pleasure 

The Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor review – profound understanding through science fiction
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The Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor review – profound understanding through science fiction

Like Tears in Rain review – Blade Runner’s Rutger Hauer as we’ve never seen him
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Like Tears in Rain review – Blade Runner’s Rutger Hauer as we’ve never seen him

Mothers and Sons by Adam Haslett review – lessons of a painful past
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Mothers and Sons by Adam Haslett review – lessons of a painful past

The Last Showgirl review – Pamela Anderson finds the pathos in Vegas
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The Last Showgirl review – Pamela Anderson finds the pathos in Vegas

Kubrick: An Odyssey review – a forensic debunking of myths and falsehoods
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Kubrick: An Odyssey review – a forensic debunking of myths and falsehoods

Greatest of All Time by Alex Allison review – lifting the taboo of being gay in football
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Greatest of All Time by Alex Allison review – lifting the taboo of being gay in football

My Tender Matador by Pedro Lemebel review – searing, angry power on every page
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My Tender Matador by Pedro Lemebel review – searing, angry power on every page

This bizarre tale of a snail-obsessed misfit might be the unlikely hit of the Oscars
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This bizarre tale of a snail-obsessed misfit might be the unlikely hit of the Oscars

We Do Not Part by Han Kang review – scarred with South Korea’s trauma and terror
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We Do Not Part by Han Kang review – scarred with South Korea’s trauma and terror

Rejection by Tony Tulathimutte review – a darkly humorous examination of online lives
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Rejection by Tony Tulathimutte review – a darkly humorous examination of online lives

Saturday Night captures the energised rush of an US institution
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Saturday Night captures the energised rush of an US institution

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Under the Eye of the Big Bird by Hiromi Kawakami review – light among the poignancy and depth
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Under the Eye of the Big Bird by Hiromi Kawakami review – light among the poignancy and depth

The Ancients by John Larison review – a powerful dystopian survival story
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The Ancients by John Larison review – a powerful dystopian survival story

Dip My Brain in Joy: A Life with Neil Innes by Yvonne Innes review – a tender account of a cult hero
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Dip My Brain in Joy: A Life with Neil Innes by Yvonne Innes review – a tender account of a cult hero

Sonny Boy by Al Pacino review – a great actor’s final word
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Sonny Boy by Al Pacino review – a great actor’s final word