A domestic drama from a master of the excruciating family set-piece
Kategorienarchiv: Book Reviews
Book Review: In One Person by John Irving
An aspiring novelist struggles to come to terms with his sexuality in John Irving’s memorable hymn to individuality
Book Reviews: Fiction for older children
The range and tone – magical to lavatorial – of titles for this age group is extraordinary
Wimpy Kid beats Harry Potter in children’s vote for book of the decade
Jeff Kinney’s unlikely hero saw off the boy wizard in Blue Peter’s poll of 15,000 young readers
Book Review: The Third Reich by Roberto Bolaño
Roberto Bolaño’s latest posthumous novel falls into a hole between present-day and history
Book Review: Sherlock Holmes: The House of Silk by Anthony Horowitz
Sherlock Holmes returns in the first new adventure to be officially approved by the Conan Doyle estate. But can Horowitz deliver?
Books for giving: Art
An exhaustive history of art proves more than a handful, Hockney is chatty but dotty – and genius springs from the man who gave us the shower scene in Psycho
Children’s picture books for Christmas
From a freight train to a boy who couldn’t fart – our critics pick the funniest, rudest and most magical picture books for under-sevens this christmas
Books for giving: Politics
A two-party look at the year’s most intriguing political reads













