A Novel Review Podcast
Hello and welcome to A Novel Review podcast series. Through this podcast Seamus will tackle the endless world of literature, one book at a time! New Episodes Weekly
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Two boys and a kite with nothing but life ahead of them. A turn of events sees the world come down faster than a cut kite and suddenly the world and future of the boys’ lives is uncertain. Set against the backdrop of the Coup of the Taliban and spanning as far as the United States we learn that you can take the boy out of Afghanistan, but does this physical dist...
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In the Sword of the Lictor, the duty and honour bound Severian continues to wrestle with the moral responsibility he can’t quite escape. The novel passes like an ethereal dreamscape as Severian continues to pass through this world and our pages, and with each turning page, another piece of what Severian holds dear is taken from him, shredding his identity down unt...
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The Book World Tour has taken flight and landed in Afghanistan. In the Patience Stone, Atiq Rahimi gives a voice to women living through circumstances that see them constantly beleaguered by society. A woman nurses her husband who is in a coma in a room surrounded by the ongoing violence of war. But, as the story evolves, we learn that even in the most austere c...
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The 30 best book of the 20th century. A curated list presented over three episodes all comes down to this final piece of the puzzle. The top 10 best books (in my opinion) of the 20th century. A conclusion to a list that will take many shapes throughout my life.. and at the moment, this is what it looks like.
Painting: Today I painted a book opening up to reveal t...
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Expectation lingers at the peripherals of this tale as the pressure builds with every page. Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀’s novel ‘Stay With Me’ explores the pressures of a society and culture that rest upon the foundation of expectation. The expectation to get married and have kids to further the family name. A pressure that bubbles within the characters until they break no...
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The Claw of the Conciliator sends the reader deeper into the labyrinth of Gene Wolfe’s imaginative science fantasy novel. Weaving the tale, there is only one way in and one way out. Severian the torturer, tortures us as the reader with a story that raises so many questions in the chaos of the narrative and yet offers us only glimpses into the truth of it all. And ...
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Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart flips the colonial script. Okonkwo, fierce as a misplaced proverb, fights change to a fault. But when tradition clashes with colonialism, even the strongest warrior can’t wrestle fate. Achebe doesn't just tell a story - he reclaims one, reminding us that when things fall apart, it’s the silence that screams loudest.
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Throughout literary history, many remarkable women writers have been overlooked or forgotten, their voices buried beneath more celebrated names. Among them is Marghanita Laski, a prolific mid-20th-century author and critic whose sharp insights and evocative storytelling deserve renewed attention. Laski's works, rich with psychological depth and social critique, ex...
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Creating a list of the 30 best books of the 21st century with some rules is difficult enough but what makes it harder is just trying to remember all the books you have read in the first place. Join Seamus as he starts his list, counting down the 30 best books across 3 episodes!
Painting: Today I painted a lamp emanating a green light. I will let you try figure ou...
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Days at the Morisaki Bookshop is a cozy cup of tea for the soul, steeped in heartbreak, healing, and the musty charm of secondhand books. Takako flees a crumbling life and tumbles into the quirky quiet of her uncle’s Tokyo bookshop - where literature whispers solace and dusty paperbacks double as therapy. It’s a love letter to books, proving stories mend what rea...
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In The Shadow of the Torturer, Gene Wolfe hands us a scalpel and says, “Figure it out.” Severian, our melancholic torturer with a soft spot for doomed women and old words, stumbles through a decaying Earth like a poetic space-opera Don Quixote. It's sci-fi wrapped in fantasy dressed as philosophy - beautifully baffling, like reading a riddle in a dream.
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The world book tour takes flight once more and this month we are off to Japan with the first stop in the kitchen! Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto is a melancholic hug wrapped in the scent of home-cooked meals. It’s a tale of grief, love, and late-night ramen, where kitchens become sanctuaries and loneliness simmers on every page. Yoshimoto ...
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Creating a list of the 30 best books of the 21st century with some rules is difficult enough but what makes it harder is just trying to remember all the books you have read in the first place. Join Seamus as he starts his list, counting down the 30 best books across 3 episodes!
Painting: I am not sure what I painted, I was experimenting and this was the result
So...
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The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende is a sweeping historical novel that blends magical realism with political and family drama. It follows the Trueba family across generations, exploring themes of love, power, and destiny. Through vivid storytelling, Allende weaves Chile’s turbulent history into a tale of resilience, passion, and the supernatural, making i...
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Mervyn Peake tragically passed away before being able to finish his planned 5 book Gormenghast series. He managed 2 books at full health and worked in a third, but this had its issues. Today I discuss this ‘trilogy’ and my issues with it being called that.
Painting: Today I painted Titus Alone in front of a larger empty world
Some of the books and authors discusse...
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Reality blurs with ghostly nostalgia, and the past presses continue whether we like it or not. Nona Fernández’s Space Invaders is a haunting puzzle of memory, dictatorship, and childhood, piecing together fragmented recollections of Chile’s Pinochet era through the eyes of schoolchildren. A novel both fleeting and unforgettable, much like the arcade game itself.
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"The Dark King Swallows the World" blends history and fantasy with a dash of whimsy, as 12-year-old Nora navigates faeries, giants, and a chilling King of the Dead—all to bring her brother back. It’s a magical rollercoaster where every page feels like a new twist, proving that even in the darkest times, a little imagination can go a long way.
Painting: I painted ...
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“A Woman in Berlin” is an anonymous account of a woman’s experience during the fall of Berlin in 1945, as Soviet forces invade the city. The diary, written by a journalist, reveals the harsh realities of war, sexual violence, and survival. Her poignant observations offer an unflinching portrayal of the human cost of conflict, exploring themes of power, shame, and...
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In Gormenghast, Mervyn Peake doubles down on his surreal vision, crafting a gothic maze where time moves in sluggish circles and tradition is a trap. The castle is both character and prison, and its inhabitants, bizarrely fixated on status, seem destined to stumble through their own eccentricities. Steeped in dark humor and absurdity, the novel is a thrilling, la...
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A story of fiction inlaid with the truth from someone who was there. The writer Hans Peter Richter was there in Nazi Germany, not just as a bystander but as an active participant. The story he writes explores the lives of a young boy living under this regime of ideological programming that led so many Germans along a morally abhorrent path to destruction and WW2
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