Random book advice.
Thank God for the second hand book shop on Streatham Hill. For two quid a book you find some real gems in there. Recently I've picked up about twenty titles I'd previosuly sought after for a fraction of the price I would have paid. Compared with Bookends up on Tottenham Court Road, the shop in Streatham is a book lover's paradise.He's new to me but if you ever see a Niall Griffiths book it will be worth picking up. Sheepshagger is what brought him to my attention and it's powerful blend of coarse, expletive-ridden dialogue and intensely colourful, almost poetic narrative affords the book a rare quality that sets it apart from much of what I have read recently. Wreckage is also looking pretty enticing although I have not started to read it properly yet.
So the moral of the story is this: go and buy a book by Niall Griffiths.
posted by Phu @ 1:23 pm
3 Comments:
What's the address Phu? Might pop down sometime.
I'll find out for you, at the moment all I know is it's on your right as you get the bus in from Brixton, and it's run by the British Heart Foundation.
I mean it's not Borders, but whenever I go there I always find loads of books I want to buy, in usually perfect condition.
Sounds good to me...
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