It will come as no surprise to readers of this blog that I regard the novels of Patrick McGrath as probably my favourite body of work by any living writer. In 1995 I read his third novel Dr Haggard’s … more →
AsylumGuy A. Savage wrote 2 months ago: John Self over at The Asylum recently urged me to pick up a Patrick McGrath novel, and since I … more →
lizzysiddal wrote 1 year ago: Tuesday 19.08.2008 I confess my enthusiasm was wearing a little thin at the end of week one. A coup … more →
lizzysiddal wrote 1 year ago: The sight of the American book cover was enough to start me salivating in anticipation. And like a h … more →
lizzysiddal wrote 1 year ago: It may be spring but someone forgot to notify the weather fronts. I woke up this morning to snow an … more →
John Self wrote 1 year ago: It will come as no surprise to readers of this blog that I regard the novels of Patrick McGrath as p … more →
John Self wrote 1 year ago: To say this is my most long-awaited book of the year would be an exaggeration – that’ll … more →
Guy A. Savage wrote 2 years ago: “A rather bizarre incident occurred.” The narrator of The Grotesque is Sir Hugo Coal … more →
Guy A. Savage wrote 2 years ago: “For the rain brings peace to the living and the dead.” By chance, I saw previews to the … more →
John Self wrote 2 years ago: If you believe that literature – as the narrator of Patrick McGrath’s 1993 novel Dr Hagg … more →