Category Archives: review

Omega Minor

Posted on January 1, 2009 by Charles Lambert

I’ve just finished reading Omega Minor by the Belgian novelist Paul Verhaeghen, a cognitive psychologist now working in the States. Originally published in Dutch, this enormous novel – 700 pages of closely-printed text – was translated into English by its … Continue reading →

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Tiny Deaths by Robert Shearman

Posted on December 31, 2008 by Charles Lambert

What a powerful and wonderful book this is. In deliberately toned-down and undemonstrative prose, Shearman takes the lives of average people, suburbanites, office-workers, the patiently married, the mildly disappointed, and, with one single fundamental shift of perspective (for want of … Continue reading →

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Warped!

Posted on December 29, 2008 by Charles Lambert

A very interesting review of The Scent of Cinnamon, by literary blogger and novelist, the Gay Recluse (aka Matthew Gallaway), compares me with Keith Banner, a favourite of mine as regular readers of this blog will know, but someone whose work … Continue reading →

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Grooming

Posted on December 2, 2008 by Charles Lambert

An interesting experience yesterday. I came across a reader’s review of Little Monsters on the Waterstones site. It starts like this: I wasn’t sure I would like this book. A tale of a young girl setting up home with her … Continue reading →

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Scent of Cinnamon: Review

Posted on November 19, 2008 by Charles Lambert

Sorry if I’m being a little bit of a Johnny One-Note at the moment, but I just wanted to point you in the direction of a review of The Scent of Cinamon by Scott Pack. You can find it here. … Continue reading →

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The whole business

Posted on August 22, 2008 by Charles Lambert

It takes a brave man, or woman, to imagine a world that is, and isn’t, the world we live in, that will tell us convincing tales about what we should and shouldn’t do, about how we should and shouldn’t live, … Continue reading →

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As I close the door behind me…

Posted on August 12, 2008 by Charles Lambert

…I just wanted to alert you to a review of Little Monsters.It’s by Rob Spence on his blog Topsyturvydom, which, I’m pleased to see, has a link to Ben Goldacre. And to me. And now I really must go.

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Little Monsters review

Posted on August 6, 2008 by Charles Lambert

Scott Pack has written an excellent review of Little Monsters. I’m particularly fond of this bit (you can probably guess why): The way Lambert handles relationships, and how small betrayals and minor secrets can divert their course, reminded me of … Continue reading →

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Little Monsters review

Posted on June 22, 2008 by Charles Lambert

Well, who’d have thought it? Just when I thought time was out on Little Monsters’ chances of being reviewed again, Time Out does a piece on the novel. You can read it here. (Enjoy the play on words? I thought … Continue reading →

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The son-in-law also rises

Posted on June 1, 2008 by Charles Lambert

Well, I don’t know. I’ve just been to the Guardian site to look at the latest book reviews and what do I find? The first item is Ian McEwan on millennial doomsters. So far, so predictable. I haven’t had time … Continue reading →

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