Imogen Dewey

Imogen Dewey is a former Readings bookseller

Review — 30 Sep 2012

The One Hundred Year Old Man Who Climbed Out The Window And Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson

This strange, funny book has become a publishing sensation in Europe, selling millions of copies along with the film rights. This surprised me at first, as the adventures of Allan…

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Review — 28 Oct 2012

Through The Window by Julian Barnes

[[julian-barnes-rev]]The Sense of an Ending took out the 2011 Booker Prize around this time last year. For me, this elegant, witty collection thus marks something of an anniversary, and…

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Review — 20 Aug 2012

Mortality by Christopher Hitchens

[[chris-hitch]]Mortality is an edited collection of the articles that Christopher Hitchens wrote for Vanity Fair following his diagnosis with oesophageal cancer in 2010.

The author, journalist and critic was…

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Review — 2 Jul 2012

Ancient Light by John Banville

[[john_banville_2]]Ancient Light is a moving read, the latest from Man-Booker Prize-winning John Banville. With subtlety and grace, he lets us into the world of Alex Cleave, an ageing actor…

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Review — 8 May 2012

Eleven Seasons by Paul D. Carter

[[carter-paul]]Paul Carter’s Eleven Seasons is a great read, and certainly seems like a deserving winner of the Australian/Vogel’s literary award (for best unpublished manuscript by an author under 35)…

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Review — 27 Mar 2012

Angelmaker by Nick Harkaway

This is Harkaway’s second novel, and one of the most enjoyable books I’ve ever read. It’s Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels meets Philip Pullman meets Sherlock Holmes, and…

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Review — 27 Feb 2012

The Orphan Master’s Son by Adam Johnson

The Orphan Master’s Son is a disorienting and powerful read. Set in the brutally repressive regime of Kim Jong Il’s North Korea, it follows the life of Pak Jun Do…

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