The Children Act by Ian McEwan | Slant Magazine
“McEwan writes of many things, but in form he oscillates between two poles: the short, parable-like novel (On Chesil Beach, Amsterdam) and longer, more layered tales (Atonement, Saturday, even Solar, though it’s a comedy). The Children Act is of the first category, and at 221 pages, it’s a tightly knit piece of fiction, an elegant examination of a complicated problem.”
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Joss Whedon: The Biography by Amy Pascale | Slant
“Joss Whedon is a sycophantic enterprise, a serviceable document of his career, well researched, thorough, and topic savvy, but she spends more time tracking the ins and outs of Whedon’s many projects than she does on his actual life. Whedon, here, is more like a composite of all his creations, a Creator, and less like an interesting person deserving of a full-fledged biography.”
The Truth by Michael Palin | Slant Magazine
“Fiction loves an impossible battle, which probably explains the recent proliferation of failed environmentalists in novels. The Earth is dying, so what grander battle is there?”
Jonathan Russell Clark 