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A wonderfully bizarre and amusing thriller touching on everything from designer drugs to global mining companies, pirate radio stations, laundrette raves and even fox droppings.

Glow by Ned Beauman

May 5, 2014 by Renton Leave a Comment

Ned Beauman’s first two novels Boxer, Beetle and The Teleportation Accident were wonderfully wordy and esoteric highlights on the literary calendar. Strange, extremely well written and historically mind-bending, they were the sort of novels you’d find being passed around from friend to friend with an assertive plea to “read this weird book.” The Teleportation Accident cemented the love of critics and booksellers as it was longlisted for the 2012 Man Booker prize, and now he’s back and hopefully poised to make an impact on a wider audience with Glow.  It’s a little […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Suspense Tagged With: Fiction, odd, thriller

Renton's CBR6 Review No:14 · Genres: Fiction, Suspense · Tags: Fiction, odd, thriller ·
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