Book Review: We Need To Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver
Posted on Sunday, December 4th, 2011
Whenever a film is made of a book I cringe a little. I have very seldom seen a film that is as good as, let alone better than, the original book. I have taken to avoiding film adaptations of books, and whenever a new movie in this genre appears I resolutely look away, or in [...]
continue readingBook review: Half-Blood Blues by Esi Edugyan
Posted on Saturday, November 26th, 2011
Esi Edugyan is a renowned Canadian author of Ghanaian descent. Her newest novel Half-Blood Blues was published earlier this year and has found itself on the short lists of many celebrated awards from the Man Booker Prize to the Governor General’s Literary Award for Fiction and it walked away with one of Canada’s leading literary [...]
continue readingBook review: We, The Drowned by Carsten Jensen
Posted on Friday, January 28th, 2011
The author and political commentator Carsten Jensen hails from the Danish town of Marstal, in the South of Funen Archipelago, and it’s the people of this coastal town, and their relationship to the sea, that forms the central thread of the novel.
continue readingFree books friday week 2 – Alice in wonderland by Lewis Caroll
Posted on Friday, January 14th, 2011
In this week’s Free Book Friday, we focus on one of the most influential classic novels in the fantasy genre: Alice in wonderland (or in full: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland). This 1865 novel, written by English Author Lewis Caroll, is listed in the public domain, which means that the book is freely available to the [...]
continue readingBook review: How to Have Confidence and Power in Dealing with People
Posted on Sunday, January 9th, 2011
If you’ve ever struggled with communicating confidently with others, this book is for you!
continue readingFree books friday!
Posted on Friday, January 7th, 2011
Isn’t friday the perfect day to start reading a book? It absolutely is, especially if it’s a free book! That’s why we want to start a new concept here on Frontlist – Every friday we will introduce you to a website where you can order or download free books online. This can range from free [...]
continue readingBook review: Before the Frost by Henning Mankell
Posted on Sunday, December 12th, 2010
Henning Mankell has been busy lately writing about the recent Swedish election and experimenting with new thriller formulas such as his latest novel, The Man from Beijing.
continue readingAdvance review copy: Selected Shorts and Other Methods of Time Travel
Posted on Tuesday, December 7th, 2010
“To Travel in Time”! What does it mean? And how does it feel? We all wonder about it and consider it to be impossible. But is it really impossible to experience it?
continue readingBook review: Broken by Karin Fossum
Posted on Tuesday, November 23rd, 2010
Karin Fossum’s Broken is blessed with weird locations, insightful art knowledge and a fantastic heroin addict personality. On the downside, the main character, Alvar Eide, is a tad dull and the plot is thin.
continue readingBook review: Roseanna, A Martin Beck Police Mystery
Posted on Friday, November 19th, 2010
Written in 1965, this is the first of ten novels centred around the Swedish detective inspector Martin Beck. But don’t let the date put you off: the book has aged beautifully, the writing still feels fresh, and the finish stays with you long after turning the last page – it’s like a good quality claret.
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