Books you need to read this AprilBest known for his erotic bildungsroman, Call Me By Your Name, this time André Aciman gives us something more dreamlike, sensuous rather than sensual, and, owing to its slightness, perhaps more perfect, in the way that only shorter stories can be.… Apr 03 24April 03, 2024Article at Reader's Digest UK
Books you need to read this MarchA colour-focused dystopian fantasy and a dramatic sea story are Miriam Sallon's picks for the books you need to read this month Red Side Story by Jasper Fforde Imagine if 1984 were silly. Or rather, imagine if 1984 were silly and it was ok to laugh.… Mar 02 24March 02, 2024Article at Reader's Digest UK
"How do you write about mass stasis with interest?"While Covid-19 will no doubt inspire a whole slew of literature and art in the coming years, we’ve only seen the first few attempts. Most likely because it’s still very fresh, and the consequences—biological, economical and cultural—have yet to be… Feb 01 24February 01, 2024Article at Reader's Digest UK
Books review: What to read in JanuaryFrom a collection of magical novellas to the story of the end of the Enlightenment, these are the books you should read this month Maiden, Mother, Crone Maiden,Mother,Croneis acollationof three previouslypublished novellaswith three new shortstories,… Jan 08 24January 08, 2024Article at Reader's Digest UK
The Year of the Locust by Terry Hayes (Bantam Press, £22)The Year of the Locust by Terry Hayes (Bantam Press, £22) It’s been ten years since I Am Pilgrim, the 912-page action-crammed tome, hit the shelves, and fans still haven’t got over it. Some claim it redefined the spy-thriller genre, and The Guardian… Dec 06 23December 06, 2023Article at Reader's Digest UK
"In lending a new perspective, Newman creates a more complex and, arguably, more disturbing image"While a brilliant idea in its inception, there’s now a sense of jumping on the bandwagon, looking for new ways to sell old stories. But in the case of Julia, Sandra Newman resolves a problem that has beleaguered the seminal 1984 since its… Nov 06 23November 06, 2023Article at Reader's Digest UK
"Other stories in this setting might give a nod, at most, to the horrific conditions of the sugar plantations"In a recent New Yorker article, Zadie Smith talked about the seeming inevitability of every English author writing a historical novel. She resisted for years, she said, despite having a quiet obsession with a particular Victorian court case, on the… Oct 04 23October 04, 2023Article at Reader's Digest UK
