Book Review: Sandwich
September 1, 2024
Reading this at the tail-end of winter only served to sharpen the vitality and poignancy of this generous and moving novel.
Reading this at the tail-end of winter only served to sharpen the vitality and poignancy of this generous and moving novel.
If you seek out novels for their deep dives into character and emotion, you’ll find a lot to love about this gorgeous, heavy, rhythmic book.
Moving seamlessly across time, it sews together two experiences of queerness; one embraced and one repressed, both equally as devastating.
Clark skilfully explores teenage friendship and manipulation, 2010’s internet culture, and the politics of class with a sharp eye.
Written as a biography of a fictional artist, this book is a wild experiment in history-making & the relationship between fact and fiction.
Through understated prose and a deep care for her characters, Dinan explores the challenges and rewards of being vulnerable.
These tales are reminiscent of Dahl’s whimsical storytelling, making them a captivating read for anyone looking to dive back into literature.
The story is full of clever twists. It’s a very sophisticated debut, and I’m hungry to read whatever she writes next.
If you like genre mixing, strangely wholesome narratives, and a deeply human story, The Ministry of Time is for you.
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This novel is an ode to queer love, a gripping war story, a treatise on the necessity of poetry and language for the human spirit.
Thought-provoking, unusual, clever and huge fun, I can say with certainty that this will be in my top 5 books of the year, if not number 1!
Examining ideas around women’s agency, this was a charming, almost-period-piece novel, written with skill and read with pleasure.
There’s courtroom drama, mystery, family saga and coming-of-age discoveries, woven together across timelines with skill and care.
Encompassing many genres, this book pays tribute to gothic, steampunk fantasies, historical fiction and Agatha Christie-esque mysteries.
A deeply moving story about beauty, horror, trauma and family that is sure to stay with you long after you turn the last page.
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Cusk doesn’t seek to create a world – instead, she creates a network that projects out into ours, requiring the reader’s own interpretation.
Many flowing plot threads weave through each other, eventually tying together in the most satisfying, incredible way.
The tender – and revelatory – nature of the pair’s relationship is just one of this incredible novel’s many expertly evoked complexities.