I’ve been a fan of Christopher Brookmyre for a number of years now. It was the funny titles such as Attack of the Unsinkable Rubber Ducks and All Fun And Games Until Somebody Loses An Eye which first attracted me to the books and the black humour kept me hooked…
Viral
22 February 2016 by Leave a Comment
A few weeks ago I read a blogpost by author Helen Fitzgerald on the use of bad language in her latest novel Viral. Specifically the use of the word “cock” and how it spooked her publisher, booksellers and supermarkets, effectively scuppering any large-scale sales…
Follow Me
30 November 2015 by 4 Comments
I managed to shut my computer down the other night without saving the document I had written. It was a book review and the loss of it was doubly irritating, first because it was a couple of hours work down the drain but more importantly because it meant I have to spend more time thinking about a book…
The Social Network
2 March 2012 by Leave a Comment
If you listen to the BBC’s flagship movie programme Kermode & Mayo’s Film Reviews on Five Live, you’ll know there’s an ongoing debate about whether Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is a spy movie…