Category Archives: Picador Books
Never Mind – Edward St Aubyn
I am not a fan of ‘real life’ tragic stories, nor am I in general of their fictional counterparts. To me these tend to be a) melodramatic and b) someone making a vast amount of money out of their misery. … Continue reading
Filed under Books of 2012, Edward St Aubyn, Patrick Melrose Novels, Picador Books, Review
The Strangers Child – Alan Hollinghurst
I have been sitting on this review for months, well ok not literally sitting on it but certainly debating if I should put it up. I then thought, as I am out of the country, why not? You see my … Continue reading
Filed under Alan Hollinghurst, Man Booker, Picador Books, Review
The Godless Boys – Naomi Wood
Books about religion don’t tend to be ones I rush out and read, and I tell myself I don’t like dystopian fiction (when actually I think I do, which is both odd and silly) so under normal circumstances I don’t know … Continue reading
Filed under Naomi Wood, Pan MacMillan, Picador Books, Review
Less Than Zero – Bret Easton Ellis
There is a danger when you have read a cult novel such as ‘American Psycho’ by Bret Easton Ellis, a book so initially mundane and monotone before becoming haunting, horrific and disturbing you might not want to read it again … Continue reading
Filed under Bret Easton Ellis, Picador Books, Review
Ours Are The Streets – Sunjeev Sahota
I don’t think I would have picked up Sunjeev Sahota’s debut novel ‘Ours Are The Streets’ if it wasn’t for the fact that I heard him read from it at a Picador event last year and was really entertained. It’s got … Continue reading
Filed under Picador Books, Review, Sunjeev Sahota
Room – Emma Donoghue
Out of all the books on the Man Booker long list this year ‘Room’ by Emma Donoghue was the one that instantly intrigued me. There has already been a lot of ‘buzz’ (rather than hype) around this book here there … Continue reading
Filed under Books of 2010, Emma Donoghue, Man Booker, Picador Books, Review
Queer – William S. Burroughs
I don’t know about all of you but there are some authors that I am always rather intimidated by their name and their reputation. There is no reasoning behind it as you yourself have never read a word you have … Continue reading
Filed under Picador Books, Review, William S. Burroughs
Breath – Tim Winton
When I heard that Tim Winton’s ‘Breath’ had won the Miles Franklin award my first instinct was ‘what award is that?’ It transpires that it is a prize awarded to the best Australian book or play “portraying Australian life in … Continue reading
Filed under Picador Books, Review, Tim Winton
Scottsboro – Ellen Feldman
…And so here comes (finally I hear you all cry – I did actually finish this book quite some time a go) the first of my reviews, get ready for a mad rush of them over the weekend, of the … Continue reading
Filed under Books of 2009, Ellen Feldman, Orange Prize, Picador Books, Review
American Psycho – Bret Easton Ellis
I originally tried to read Bret Easton Ellis’ American Psycho about three or four years ago and wasn’t put off by the murder but by the monotone never ending first fifty pages of meals in ‘the’ restaurants of New York, … Continue reading
Filed under Book Group, Bret Easton Ellis, Picador Books, Review
When We Were Bad – Charlotte Mendelson
People ask how sometimes you can hear of a book and I heard about this one in two ways. Charlotte Mendelson was up for the Orange Prize for this novel and also because she was going to be giving a … Continue reading
Filed under Charlotte Mendelson, Orange Prize, Picador Books, Review
The Road – Cormac McCarthy
This book is a prime example of why I love Book Group. I would never have read a Cormac McCarthy, ok it would be unlikely rather than never, unless Matt hadn’t put this on his list of five (of which … Continue reading
Filed under Book Group, Books of 2008, Cormac McCarthy, Picador Books, Review
