The House of the Mosque (2005) – Kader ABDOLAH
I saw Kader Abdollah at the Sydney Writers’ Festival earlier this year, talking about multiculturalism in Europe, and what it means to be an immigrant writer. He was hands down […]
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The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet (2010) – David MITCHELL
I love David Mitchell. I’ve been waiting for this book since 2006, when Black Swan Green was released. What makes this novel even more exciting is the fact that it’s […]
Amsterdam (1998) – Ian McEWAN
I read this weeks ago! This is, I think, the first time I’ve reviewed a book so long after the fact. I blame the fact that uni has stared again […]
Netherland (2008) – Joseph O’NEILL
This novel has been, in certain circles, at least, making waves as the favourite to win the Booker this year. While it was longlisted, it didn’t even make the shortlist […]
Certainty (2007) – Madeleine THIEN
I needed a break from conservative satirists, and this book was on the sale table at work. Mmm, cheap books that didn’t sell the first time we had them. You’d […]
