How to be both, Ali Smith, Hamish Hamilton, 372pp, €14.99, ISBN: 978-0241146828
Reading Ali Smith can be a bit like jumping onto a moving train: it might take a page or two to find your feet. Her savvy, smart characters strike verbal sparks off each other. Time creases, folds back on itself. You’re on shifting ground. Suddenly you find the story’s centre of gravity, give yourself up to its rhythms and let it carry you away. (…) http://www.drb.ie/essays/pay-attention
