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Purity

Purity

Jonathan Franzen is one of those writers who I’ve always avoided. Initially, I didn’t mean to. But when a writer is labelled as the Great American novelist or some such grandiose term, I tend to back away from their books. And then I read about all his weird interviews, and the bird-watching (not that I…

The Year of the Runaways

The Year of the Runaways

I read this book about a month ago, and it’s already fading from my memory a bit, so here’s a review before it slips out of my memory altogether. The Year of the Runaways by Sunjeev Sahota made it to the Man Booker shortlist last year, and ever since I heard about the book’s theme…

All the light we cannot see

I never wanted to read All the light we cannot see for the longest time. From all the descriptions and reviews I read online, it seemed like another The Book Thief – a book I loved, but I didn’t particularly want to read another book about children in World War 2. I eventually caved in…

Bring up the Bodies

I am on a roll right here. Two Man Booker prize-winning novels in a row. That usually never happens. Usually award-winning books are such powerful experiences, that I need to take a break to clean up my mind a bit. But Bring up the Bodies hardly feels like a Booker prize winner. It’s fast-paced, taut,…