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Swing Time: A Novel by Zadie Smith
TomMcGreevy's review: "In short, life will only get worse tomorrow. Rather unrelentingly..."
Steps by Jerzy Kosinski
TomMcGreevy's review: "Kosinski is a very disturbing writer. Much of this seems autobiographical, and yet it is called a work of fiction. Vignettes, ranging from the banal to the grotesque to the sadistic, form the storyline. Reading it is in moral terms voyeurism. The reader is complicit in allowing the author to tell the story. It is hard to rate […]
The Power by Naomi Alderman
TomMcGreevy's review: "A very well written story on the whole. I don't think the exchange of letters as a plot device is particularly effective, but it does make the point that the author intends. And on the day when Trump has announced his intent to postpone the 2020 election, the 1 Samuel 8 parable is particularly chilling. That said, while […]
Beautiful Lies by Clare Clark
TomMcGreevy's review: "An historical novel describing the London of the late 1880s. The history is more interesting than the fictional story unfortunately. The character flaws of the lead character simply didn't carry the weight they needed to. Worth the read, if this period interests you. I certainly learnt a great deal from it."