Book reviews

Bitesize book reviews of fiction and non-fiction titles (for detailed analysis of fiction, see Literature).

A woman with an umbrella looks out over a Paris street.

Good Morning, Midnight, by Jean Rhys | Review

A tale told from the margins of sanity, sobriety and society

An astronaut in full EVA suit floats in space.

The Martian, by Andy Weir | Review

Meet Mark Watney, accidental Martian

Three glass tumblers hold coffee with varying amounts of milk added. The first cup holds black coffee, the last very milky.

Predictably Irrational, by Dan Ariely | Review

Predictably Irrational answers the mysteries of human behaviour

Happy, by Derren Brown | Review

In Happy, Derren Brown explores how to live a life of contentment

Goodbye to Berlin, by Christopher Isherwood | Review

Tales of a city – but World War II is just around the corner

Drive, by James Sallis | Review

Hard-boiled noir with a need for speed