Edinburgh and books.

I've recently returned from Edinburgh where I went to holiday, and attend the Book Festival and catch up with friends. One of those lovely breaks from reality. I'll have more to say about some of the writers I saw speak, later. Meanwhile, I'm doing my bit for the book trade by reading as many of the Booker Prize longlisted titles as I can find/afford/muster any interest in, so I'll be putting some reviews on my book review pages. Here's a start (though I have to apologise for the jagged line the images make going down the page, I've spent as much of my life as I am willing to spend trying to get them into a straight line)...


Nicola Barker: Darkmans


Brilliant and exhausting and all but impossible to review, all the same I made an attempt here:


http://kimberleystarrreviews.blogspot.com/2007/08/nicola-barker-darkmans.html








Peter Ho Davies: The Welsh Girl

A beautiful though flawed book, which I found very moving. Lengthy review here;

http://kimberleystarrreviews.blogspot.com/2007/08/peter-ho-davies-welsh-girl.html



Ian McEwan: On Chesil Beach

I read this lovely book earlier this year and some of my thoughts are now here, http://kimberleystarrreviews.blogspot.com/2007/08/ian-mcewan-on-chesil-beach.html

Catherine O'Flynn; What Was Lost.

An excellent first novel, reviewed here;
http://kimberleystarrreviews.blogspot.com/2007/08/catherine-oflynn-what-was-lost.html



Mohsin Hamid: The Reluctant Fundamentalist

Not a bad book but far from brilliant. Mini-review here;
http://kimberleystarrreviews.blogspot.com/2007/08/mohsin-hamid-reluctant-fundamentalist.html