Ger's Book Review Blog

After months away from the joys of reviewing due to another writing commitment – which didn’t   preclude a lot of reading -   I am deli...

We have a winner!   Yes a South American but not Andres Neuman.   This time it is a Columbian,  Juan Gabriel Vásquez  with the third of his ...

Our two greatest writers are in the news again!   Eimear McBride has won the Baileys Women's Prize for fiction with her novel, A Girl is...

Yes, I know, this is a film not a book but for lovers of Stefan Zweig everywhere, I have to bring it to your attention.   Having been told a...

The short list for the Impac award has been published and includes Donal Ryan for The Spinning Heart.  I reviewed it 18 November last year. ...

The first question is:  how come a book originally published in 1965 to no great acclaim has become the must read of 2014?  And all due to w...

Americanah has just been nominated as one of six titles on the Baileys Prize for women's fiction.  The author, Adichie, is no stranger ...