A hilarious novel about mortality and ageing.
Category: Reviews
Review: The Yield by Tara June Winch
The Yield offers a generous and quietly radical vision of a possible Australia.
Review: Diving Into Glass by Caro Llewellyn
The story of a father and daughter, both touched by crippling illness.
Review: The Man Who Saw Everything by Deborah Levy
At the beating heart of this time-bending novel is love – platonic, romantic, parental – and its various betrayals.
Review: Small Gods by Terry Pratchett
Terry Pratchett is sharpest when dissecting and delighting in human irrationality.
Review: Runaway by Alice Munro
Alice Munro is often said to be the modern master of short stories. I can see why.
Review: The Bell by Iris Murdoch
The Bell is like a delicious and unlikely combination of two Luca Guadagnino films: Call Me By Your Name and Suspiria.
Review: Blakwork by Alison Whittaker
Whittaker’s poetic language is urgent but timeless, vernacular but formally rigorous, totally unique.
Review: Superpower by Ross Garnaut
This book could radically transform Australia’s approach to climate change.
Review: Welcome to Bellevue by Seth Robinson
Welcome to Bellevue is an action-packed and satisfying mystery.