Rage by Bob Woodward
Rage by Bob Woodward is not quite a biography of Donald Trump, rather more of a series of interviews scaffolded by USA entering the COVID pandemic.
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Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng – a gentle dystopian tale
Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng, brings together a number of themes to create a ‘what if’ scenario in the near future. Ultimately, a gentle dystopian tale.
The Ink Black Heart by Robert Galbraith
The Ink Black Heart by Robert Galbraith is densely written novel with a number of sub plots. For a murder investigation it is a lot of pages – over a thousand.
War on the West by Douglas Murray – on race and culture
Douglas Murray, in the War on the West – takes a broadside on anti-westerners using race and culture to undermine our system.
Granta 160 – Conflict – a many layered thing
The theme for this issue, Granta 160, revolves around the different layers of conflict – in the Ukraine, in the family and in work.
Aurora by David Koepp: Family Strife in a blackout
In Aurora by David Koeep a family with underlying grievances explodes when the power goes down. The novel then focuses on family strife in a blackout.
Granta 159: What Do You See
Granta 159: What Do You See - felt like a return to some of its basic strengths – memoir and reportage – evoking disquiet and a sense of familiarity.
Daniel Suarez – Delta-v: stuck in space
Daniel Suarez's latest novel - Delta-v is a palatable near future space race story about a group of characters who get stuck in space.
Granta 158: In The Family
Granta 158: In The Family is a mixed bag, rarely peeking above the average.
Cixin Liu’s The Three-Body Problem: questions about contact with alien life form
Cixin Liu’s The Three-Body Problem poses existential questions about contact with alien life form but ultimately the hard sci gets in the way of a good story.