The Dinner

Whenever I’m reading publicity material for books my hackles are raised by phrases such as “If you loved xx then you’ll love this”. It’s such a cheap way of selling a book which ignores the merits of the book being sold and attempts to piggy-back on the popularity of a previous success. I can see the merits of such tactics…

The Method

If there’s one thing that’s bound to give you a good laugh it’s a German novel set sometime in the not too distant future when all aspects of a person’s life and health are controlled by the state. Oh wait, no. Exactly the opposite is bound to be true …