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My review of Jeeves and the Wedding Bells by Sebastian Faulks

Posted on December 10, 2013 by Doug Johnstone

Aye so, I was asked to review this by The Independent on Sunday. I enjoyed the Wodehouse books as a kid, but I wouldn’t say I was slavishly a fan or anything. Either way you look at it, though, this ‘homage’ … Continue reading →

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A review of S. by J J Abrams and Doug Dorst

Posted on November 29, 2013 by Doug Johnstone

Bit behind at getting this up here, but here’s my review in the Independent on Sunday of S., conceived by JJ Abrams and written by Doug Dorst. This meta-fictional tome got a lot of press, and while it was undeniably … Continue reading →

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A review of Others of My Kind by James Sallis

Posted on November 5, 2013 by Doug Johnstone

Oof, here’s a late contender for my favourite book of the year. I reviewed it over at the Independent on Sunday and it totally blew me away. I read it in one sitting on a plane and couldn’t believe how … Continue reading →

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My review of Liam McIlvanney’s Where the Dead Men Go in the Independent on Sunday

Posted on September 26, 2013 by Doug Johnstone

Aye so, I was delighted to get to review Liam McIlvanney’s excellent Where the Dead Men Go (Faber) in the Independent on Sunday. A really fantastic, 21st century Scottish crime novel. Gutted I only got to write 200 words, I … Continue reading →

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My review of The Cry by Helen FitzGerald in The Independent on Sunday

Posted on September 19, 2013 by Doug Johnstone

Here’s my review of Helen FitzGerald’s The Cry, easily one of my favourite novels this year. It’s fucking terrifying. It’s so terrifying I was describing it to another writer in the pub recently, just telling them what happens in it, … Continue reading →

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A handful of book reviews

Posted on September 12, 2013 by Doug Johnstone

I’ve got a wee bit behind in shoving my journalism stuff up here, what with being on the other side of the world for a while, then picking up a shitty chest infection. Anyway, while I was away, a few … Continue reading →

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My review of Red or Dead by David Peace in today’s Independent on Sunday

Posted on August 18, 2013 by Doug Johnstone

Here’s my review of Red or Dead in today’s Independent on Sunday. They edited out my mention of Ian St John’s testicles! Gutted.

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A blether with Denise Mina in the Independent on Sunday

Posted on July 29, 2013 by Doug Johnstone

    So in case you missed it over the weekend, I interviewed Denise Mina in yesterday’s Independent on Sunday. She was on cracking form. The difficulty was deciding what to leave out. Lots of chat about the graphic novels, … Continue reading →

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My review of A Beautiful Truth by Colin McAdam for Independent on Sunday

Posted on July 26, 2013 by Doug Johnstone

Here’s my review for the Independent on Sunday of A Beautiful Truth (Granta) by Colin McAdam. It’s a novel about chimps. I really liked some of it, but really didn’t like some of it. That’s the way it goes sometimes, … Continue reading →

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My review of Strange Bodies by Marcel Theroux for Independent on Sunday

Posted on July 25, 2013 by Doug Johnstone

  Like I keep saying, been slack at putting these up here, so just posting this review now of Strange Bodies (Faber) by Marcel Theroux that ran in Independent on Sunday a while back. I really loved this book – … Continue reading →

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