Category Archives: fiction

Hhhh by Laurent Binet (Harvill Secker)

Posted on January 17, 2014 by drewsmith28

“Gabcik – that’s his name – really did exist. Lying alone on a little iron bed, did he hear, from outside, beyond the shutters of a darkened apartment, the unmistakeable creaking of the Prague tramways. I want to believe so.” … Continue reading →

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The Sisters Brothers by Patrick Dewitt (Granta)

Posted on January 15, 2014 by drewsmith28

“I was sitting outside the Commodore’s mansion, waiting for my brother Charlie to come out with news of the job.” IT is hard for a western to get literary recognition, although if it works for west coast gumshoes then perhaps … Continue reading →

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Luminaries by Eleanor Catton (Granta)

Posted on January 15, 2014 by drewsmith28

HAD Eleanor Catton’s precocious first novel The Rehearsal been shortlisted for the Booker Prize alongside her weightier winning tome the Luminaries, it might have been interesting to see how it fared. Academic as a question perhaps but relevant maybe. In The … Continue reading →

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A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki (Canongate)

Posted on January 15, 2014 by drewsmith28

“Hi!” My name is Nao and i am a time being. Do you know what a time being is? Well, if you give me a moment, I will tell you.” THIS is a great book. Quite why it did not … Continue reading →

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