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: Celestial Bodies by Jokha Alharthi
Celestial Bodies achieves a kind of literary perfection.
Review: Watchtower by Elizabeth A. Lynn
A strange, rather beautiful and ultimately quietly devastating novel.
How gay is the Iliad?
In the spirit of speculating about sexuality (something that is only ok for ancient fictional characters!), here’s a ranking of Iliad retellings by gayness.
Review: The House of Youssef by Yumna Kassab
I can’t say I enjoyed this book very much – it’s full of domestic tragedy – but I was impressed by its intensely claustrophobic mood.
Review: Flight Lines by Andrew Darby
Flight Lines is one of the most beautiful and moving books about nature I have read in a while.
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.
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