Book Reviews

Anyone who calls Rory Stewart's tale of his walk across Afghanistan in the middle of winter simply a travelogue is as crazy as Stewart's idea.

Distinctive narration by a "rudeboy" helps drive a debut novel exploring life and conflict in multicultural London.

Parker now has protagonists moving from one series to another.

Twenty years after it was released, a collection of post-apocalyptic stories remains relevant today.

How did the Eagles, with their perfect (too perfect?) symbiosis of country and rock, come to be the most popular band in America?

A colorable premise of a near-future America controlled by huge conglomerates and fundamentalist Christians loses its way and its power in its execution.

A British music journalist explores the rise of the counterculture-based "Southern California sound" of the late 1960s and its commercialization in the 1970s.

A great read for fans of the music and times, providing a cautionary tale without feeling preachy.

Are women attackers marginalised individuals seeking to redeem themselves, enraged avengers, duped victims or religious extremists?

A collection of short stories doesn't quite get to grips with the great subject of the modern migration out of Africa.