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Alan Ashton-SmithReviews
Cranioklepty: Grave Robbing and the Search for Genius by Colin DickeyA preponderance of headless corpses and eccentric scientists means that this is certainly a macabre book, but the silliness of the pseudo-sciences it debunks makes it more entertaining than unnerving. [12 November 2009] 
Armenian Golgotha by Grigoris BalakianAlthough he was clearly affected deeply by the suffering he saw and endured, Balakian has succeeded in producing an account that provides us with a great and valuable insight into what is regarded as the precedent for modern genocide. [3 September 2009] 
The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work by Alain de BottonIn analysing labour with such intensity, the author offers us a worldview that is unfairly inflected with greater sorrow than pleasure. [16 August 2009] 
The Aesthetics of Disappearance by Paul VirilioVirilio has produced a work of cinematic fiction that appears to us as a book of philosophy. [6 August 2009] 
Between XX and XY by Gerald N. CallahanGender is not a dichotomy of male and female, but a continuum in which male and female are the hypothetical poles, and that we all occupy a space somewhere between these points. [15 July 2009] 
What Comes Naturally by Peggy PascoePascoe chronicles the history of laws banning interracial marriage in the US from start to finish and shows us that even long after the laws themselves have been defeated, hostility toward the issue lingers. [7 May 2009] 
Revolution in the Air by Clinton HeylinIf Dylanology is thought of as a recognised academic discipline rather than a hobby that enthusiasts sometimes write about, then Heylin is certainly good at it. [23 April 2009] 
The Ballad of Blind Tom, Slave Pianist by O’Connell DeirdreI was reminded of Blind Tom and his story when I recently attended a production of Peter Shaffer’s Amadeus. [20 April 2009] 
A Different Mirror by Ronald TakakiProviding the reader with multiple histories of minorities, Takaki is early in what will surely become a long line of writers documenting the growing multiculturalism in America. [15 April 2009] 
This Ain’t the Summer of Love by Steve WaksmanBoth metal and punk are portrayed with equal verve and passion, and the number of fanzines and interviews is evidence that this is a comprehensively and enthusiastically researched book. [11 March 2009] 
The Impostor by Damon GalgutAn atmosphere of menace dominates in this dusty, sleepy town, where the locals prop up the bar and complain about new developments -- giving the novel the air of a Western. [10 March 2009] 
Child of All Nations by Irmgard KeunA short novel that provides only an impressionistic account of its incidents and locations, it nonetheless delivers a densely painted picture of a Europe on the brink of conflict. [10 December 2008] |
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