Quite late to this (came out nearly two years ago) - but my God, what a stunner. Not a loose sentence, smilies that snap like fresh elastic, dialogue that would please Elmore Leonard. The equal to Kevin Barry.
Funny, moving, characters I cared about. I could see a sequel.
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Shorts Some of the things I’ve been reading recently Creation Lake by Rachel Cushner Another novel that makes you seriously fear for the judgement of Booker folk. Shortlisted this year, you would at least…

Some quick reviews of recent reads here:
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Book cover of Wild Houses by Colin Barrett

Logo of the Nero Book Awards

“Our winner Wild Houses was a clear stand-out for the sheer quality of its writing; a literary page-turner, with prose both lyrical and absorbing"

Colin Barrett’s Wild Houses wins Best Debut Nero Book Award 👏👏

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Highly Recommended!I Now on to Barrett‘s short stories.

“Nicky was not a person who needed to imprint herself domestically, to season a space with expressions of personality.”

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