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Confusing and slightly too oblique for my enjoyment. Dealt with interesting these of colonial violence, greed and ecology but ultimately unsatisfying,

Interesting but unsuccessful in my view. The novel is bookended by two sections of the diary of the anthroplogist David and these are the most interesting sections. The banquet section in the middle, a parady/ homage to Rabelais, is tiresome. Also my edition was littered with spelling errors. There are some interesting themes - death, the wheel or life and ecology which are linked together.

A surreal story which starts out like a realistic(ish) story about a nonagenarian being sent to a care home by her family and then turns into a surreal fantasy involving witches, Knights Templar and the medieval church. Very fun.

Story about motherhood, abortion and controls of bodies. Written in slightly Bernhardt style (long unbroken paragraphs). Would make an interesting double bill with Claire Keegans Small things like these.

Over written fantasy/ science fiction referencing Gullivers tales. Boring in places and confusing in others, like an interesting idea which should have turned into a short story at most. I still don’t get the whole Angela Carter thing.