Books
by Andrew O'Hagan
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Caledonian Road |
An incisive examination of the many-layered facets of contemporary life in London with sympathetic, realistic characters. Ironically - since one of the principal topics in the vast array covers money laundering by seedy Russian oligarchs - there is a list of characters just as in War & Peace. The current obsession with gender, racial discrimination and inequalities, the shallowness of the cult of celebrity, hypocrisy and inhumanity regarding asylum and migration are all integrated in this epic work.
(Margaret Teh - bwl 113 Summer 2024) |
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The Life and Opinions of Maf the Dog and of his friend Marilyn Monroe |
This novel has garnered rave reviews. Monroe's final years seen through the eyes of a little dog who began life at Charlestone before travelling to the United States to be bought by Frank Sinatra as a gift for the actress. A dog with decided opinions, perceptions and prone to quote numerous writers and philosophers. A concept of genius, and I wanted so much to enjoy it but found myself defeated by the writer's sheer cleverness.
(Jenny Baker - bwl 57 Summer 2010) |
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