Tag: Literary Fiction
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First Love by Gwendoline Riley
First Love is uncomfortable reading. Gwendoline Riley’s skill at depicting abusive and horrifying relationships makes it hard but rewarding.
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The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden
The Safekeep is historical literary romance, which is not generally my bag. I loved it. The less you know going in the better. I think this one is going to win a lot of awards.
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The Vegetarian by Han Kang, tr. by Deborah Smith
This is a beast of a book about trauma, families and personal agency. It’s haunted me for weeks since I’ve finished it.
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Rejection by Tony Tulathimutte
Rejection is a collection of stories that pushes every conceivable boundary. It’s hilarious, horrifying, nasty and brilliant.
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The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela Carter
Angela Carter is an author you should know. Her writing is floral and seductive, and these gothic horror stories are unforgettable
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The Body in Question by Jill Ciment
In her memoir Consent, Ciment casts herself as an unreliable narrator of her own life. The Body in Question is fiction, so closely based upon her real life that it raises questions of its’ own.
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Boyhood by J.M. Coetzee
Boyhood isn’t my favourite Coetzee book, but the honest and realistic view through the eyes of a ten-year-old reminded me of another book I love
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Catalina by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio
Catalina is radiant and irresistible. I could read a thousand pages narrated by this character.
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The Liar by Martin Hansen
I didn’t get Martin Hansen’s The Liar. It’s a close read, a subtle and low-key novel that I just didn’t fully engage with
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My Phantoms by Gwendoline Riley
My Phantoms is surprising, complicated and fantastic. I can’t believe Gwendoline Riley isn’t a more well-known writer