For People Who Devour Books

Book Reviews by
Matt Thorne

From the February 2008 Issue

Media Madness

The Girl Who Was Going To Die

By Glyn Maxwell

From the August 2017 Issue

Was That It?

Meet Me in the Bathroom: Rebirth and Rock and Roll in New York City 2001–2011

By Lizzy Goodman

From the August 2006 Issue

Modern Gothic

The Bedroom Secrets of the Master Chefs

By Irvine Welsh

From the July 2010 Issue

Twittering On

Shit My Dad Says

By Justin Halpern

From the November 2008 Issue

Anatomy of Four Lobes

Liver

By Will Self

From the July 2008 Issue

State of Play

The Broken World

By Tim Etchells

From the August 2008 Issue

Sex and Vole Blood

Manual

By Daren King

From the June 2008 Issue

Surf, Sport, and Auto-Asphyxiation

Breath

By Tim Winton

From the April 2008 Issue

Dreams of Space

Sputnik Caledonia

By Andrew Crumey

From the March 2008 Issue

Dad Rock

I Play the Drums in a Band Called Okay

By Toby Litt

From the December 2007 Issue

Young at Heart

My Tango with Barbara Strozzi

By Russell Hoban

From the November 2007 Issue

On Mischief Bent

Gentlemen of the Road

By Michael Chabon

From the October 2007 Issue

A Russian Doll

The Gum Thief

By Douglas Coupland

From the September 2007 Issue

57% Irish

The Deportees and Other Stories

By Roddy Doyle

From the August 2007 Issue

Snack Daddy

Absurdistan

By Gary Shteyngart

From the July 2007 Issue

The Mexicans Are Coming

If You Liked School You’ll Love Work

By Irvine Welsh

From the March 2007 Issue

Clan Warfare

The Steep Approach to Garbadale

By Iain Banks

From the April 2007 Issue

A Shot of Anxiety

The Unknown Terrorist

By Richard Flanagan

From the October 2006 Issue

Puberty and Lies

Carry Me Down

By M J Hyland

From the September 2006 Issue

Drying Out

Paula Spencer: A Novel

By Roddy Doyle