Nesting in the East End

I moved into my new studio at the start of the summer. It’s part of an old warehouse building in the east end of Glasgow in an area called The Barras. The Barras is a market place that’s been there…

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My LibraryThing books

Darkness at Noon: A Novel by Arthur Koestler

TomMcGreevy's review: "Such a remarkable book, though very much of its time I think, and perhaps not as relevant to 21st century audiences. It examines Stalin's show trials through a fictional account of the imprisonment and trial of a high level party ideologue who ends up on the wrong side of Number One. It shows how personal dedication to a […]

Small World by Martin Suter

TomMcGreevy's review: "A solid, well written story about the secrets that had been kept hidden within a family over generations. Perhaps its strongest point is the account it gives of the onset of Alzheimer's disease on an elderly man causing him to forget the recent, and remember what others wished to keep buried."

Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

TomMcGreevy's review: "A remarkable depiction of what childhood trauma can do to personal development. Yes it is a work of fiction, and a rather good one. Wonderfully written, compassionate, and wise."

Satin Island : a novel by Tom McCarthy

TomMcGreevy's review: "There is something oddly reminiscent of Italo Calvino in this book. Of Wittgenstein too - the structure, the apparent argumentation, towards an insight. Phenomenology as well in that perception is key to understanding. And Claude Lévi-Strauss. Yeah, this is a novel, about a man trying to make sense of his life/work/world. And […]

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