Books
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Review — ‘Flesh’ by David Szalay: Bare-Bones Panoramic of One Man’s Life Disappoints
David Szalay’s first novel and 2025 Booker Prize Winner has all the makings of a sharp and unflinching examination of male alienation and immigrant life. So why was I left cold? Continue reading
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Review: ‘A Flat Place’ by Noreen Masud — Who is Worthy of the Epithet ‘Human’?
In this terrestrial memoir, Masud excavates the land beneath us to reveal the spatial politics within. In doing so, she exposes the neocolonial endeavours of world leaders today Continue reading
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Review — ‘Intermezzo’: Age-Gap Romance Suffers Under the Weight of its Pathos
Rooney’s fourth novel is an insightful but strained, incessant exploration of millennial and gen Z relationships Continue reading
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Review — ‘Butter’ by Asako Yuzuki: You Are What You Eat
Food, gender and power are the full-fat ingredients in Asako Yuzuki’s frank recipe for navigating for female bodily liberation Continue reading
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Ian McEwan’s ‘Lessons’: Review
History and life are two sides of the same coin in this fragmented and far-reaching coming-of-age tale Continue reading
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