Written Reviews

Philip Hensher: The Northern Clemency

September 4, 2008

Trevor fails to finish Philip Hensher’s Booker longlisted novel The Northern Clemency, but he writes a few thoughts anyway.

Amitav Ghosh: Sea of Poppies

September 1, 2008

Trevor reviews Amitav Ghosh’s Booker Prize longlisted novel Sea of Poppies.

John Berger: From A to X

August 29, 2008

Trevor reviews John Berger’s Booker Prize longlisted novel, From A to X.

Leonardo Sciascia: The Day of the Owl

August 26, 2008

Trevor takes a welcome break from his Booker Prize reading and reviews Leonardo Sciascia’s The Day of the Owl, translated from the Italian by Archibald Colquhoun and Arthur Oliver.

Linda Grant: The Clothes on Their Backs

August 23, 2008

Trevor reviews Linda Grant’s Booker Prize longlisted novel, The Clothes on Their Backs.

Previous Next

Listen In

Episodes of The Mookse and the Gripes Podcast: discussions of books and authors, shaped by curiosity, rereading, and the pleasures of talking things through.

Browse all episodes

The Reading Life

The Mookse and the Gripes Instagram features a more immediate space with posts and videos about current reads, recent finds, including a steady dose of Criterion films.