The Sense of an Ending: Julian Barnes
Typical biddy-lit, lookin’ back on past cuz there’s nowt much future left. While he tries to question the nature of memreh, I fink he should give me some of his ‘posh bingo’ and interrogate meh mammrehs. That’s how yoh find true happiness, duckeh.
Pigeon English: Stephen Kelman
This is a Roman à clef e.g. copies from real life cuz the awfur can’t fink up owt on his own. It’s abaht Damilola Taylor - I mean an eleven-year-old Ghana kid - who has nowt, and written in diolect (e.g. they say bumbleclot’ and that). His life is so crap he talks to a pigeon.
Jamrach’s Menagerie: Carol Birch
Talk abaht jumpin’ on the bandwagon. Did yer really reckon you’d win with another story featuring a tiger after The Tiger’s Wife and The Life of Pi? Honestleh. This time it carries someone rahnd in his maath after he wor born twice. Jamrach. LOL!
The Sisters Brothers: Patrick deWitt
At last - summat funneh! Two bros – one a reluctant assassin, the other a killer, travel across America during the Gold Rush. But they aren’t very hard cuz one on ‘em is scared of spiders. Reckon the awfur has watched too many Coen Bros films down Broadway.
Half Blood Blues: Esi Edugyan
The reason we invaded Eyerack and Afghan is cuz we’re sick ta death of readin’ abaht the bleedin’ Nazzehs! Hello? There’s loads more consumer choice nowadays. The variables this time are black ppl and jazz; and like jazz, the structure is all over the shop.
Snowdrops: A D Miller
Talkin’ of which, here’s somet’ we don’t know - Moscow is as bent as a Pakistani test bowler. This is a psychological thriller abaht seductive opportunities, hedonism, corruption and debauched nightclubs – bit like Notts on New Year’s Eve.
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