Booker Prize 2026
John of John - Douglas Stuart
Set on the remote Isle of Harris in the late 1990s, the plot follows John-Calum “Cal” Macleod, a 22-year-old gay art school graduate who returns to his strict, devoutly Presbyterian hometown after graduating in Edinburgh. To me, this was not a story that resonated and I found it…
The Disappearers
I wasn’t a fan of this book. I personally found it crude, vulgar, repetitive, and tiring. I got very bored of the sex, the language, and I really didn’t care much for any of the characters. It felt bloated, it jumped around both in time and by…
The End of Everything - John Harrison
Not the most optimistic title. And not the most optimistic book I’ve ever read either. I spent a good proportion of the the first half of this book a little confused. I hadn’t even read the synopsis before diving in, and it took a while to understand what…
