Martha Quest by Doris Lessing (Children of Violence #1)
“the classic coming of age novel… for women”
Tag: Bret Easton Ellis
The Unauthorised Biography of Ezra Maas by Daniel James
the emotional cost of working in high end catering
Ushant by Conrad Aiken
a sub-mediocre memoir
Popular Hits of the Showa Era by Ryu Murakami
not a great book, not a great blog post
The Faithful Couple by A.D. Miller
A rare book on male friendship, but do we need more books starring rich hetero white men?
“Cuban Prostitutes” from Tell Me About Love
In memory of Fidel Castro, some prose inspired by Pedro Juan Gutierrez from a decade ago.
The Neva Star: A Story by C.D. Rose
One of the good things about a sober evening is the mental energy to read. This is the only way IContinue Reading
Filth by Irvine Welsh
Recently I’ve been very much enjoying Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong*’s Channel 4 police drama, Babylon. This under-watched TV showContinue Reading
A Million Little Pieces by James Frey
This is a book I’ve read a lot about. It is referred to repeatedly in both Ben Yagoda’s Memoir: AContinue Reading
Generation X by Douglas Coupland
Well, err… this was nothing like I expected. I LOVED, when I was younger, the brash 80s decadencia* of writersContinue Reading
Cycle of Violence by Grayson Perry
PHWOAR! Grayson Perry’s highly sexualised, highly violent, highly fucking weird graphic novella from 1992 was my breakfast read this morning.Continue Reading
Ultramarine by Malcolm Lowry
This book took quite a bit of searching to find. I first read about it in Jonathan Coe’s Like A FieryContinue Reading
Triumph Of The Now 