Inspiring Older Readers
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Men Without Women posted on 08 Jul 2017
This set of seven short stories, five of which have appeared in other periodicals, is Murakami’s first short story collection for some time.
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What I Loved posted on 06 Jul 2017
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn reads Siri Hustvedt's novel and finds it 'has everything except that strange, inexplicable spark of life'.
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Killing Hapless Ally posted on 03 Jul 2017
This is an intriguing story about the personal struggle for identity and meaning for Alison, a woman with a range of serious mental health problems ...
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Winter's Bone posted on 02 Jul 2017
My God. If you think that Cormac McCarthy is a brutally hard read and his world is a vision of bleak nihilism, try Daniel Woodrell's 'Winter's Bone'.
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The Last Picture Show posted on 01 Jul 2017
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn comes belatedly to a novel of 'underlying sophistication' that has plenty to say about the human condition.
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Toast: the story of a boy’s hunger posted on 28 Jun 2017
It’s unlikely that you’ll find many references on this website to the literary output of celebrity chefs........
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A Boy At The Hogarth Press posted on 25 Jun 2017
In 1928 public schoolboy, Richard Kennedy left Marlborough school at the age of 16 with no qualifications...
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The Uses of Literacy posted on 20 Jun 2017
A recent article in The New Statesman reminded me that it was time to revisit some of Richard Hoggart’s 1957 classic
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Cotton Comes To Harlem posted on 18 Jun 2017
Chester Himes (1909 – 1984) frequently gets tagged with the label the ‘Black Raymond Chandler’ ...
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Put Out More Flags posted on 16 Jun 2017
Regular guest reviewer, Alun Severn offers an alternative take on a book that previously got less than rave reviews on this site.