M. John Harrison’s post-apocalyptic novel maintains the author’s signature “unpredictability and off-kilter” style, The Times wrote.
by M. John Harrison.
Some described Harrison as the “first science fiction author” to have won the Booker Prize, but The Times of London instead labeled him “homeless as far as genre is concerned.”
Throughout his decades of writing, the 81-year-old’s work has maintained “an unpredictability and an off-kilter quality,” The Times’ reviewer wrote. “I’ve read more than half his novels: not once have I felt I fully understood what was happening, but I keep rushing back for more.” Buy The End of Everything from your local bookstore.
— Prashant Rao
In brief
Some described Harrison as the “first science fiction author” to have won the Booker Prize, but The Times of London instead labeled him “homeless as far as genre is concerned. Throughout his decades of writing, the 81-year-old’s work has maintained “an unpredictability and an off-kilter quality,” The Times’ reviewer wrote. “I’ve read more than half his novels: not once have I felt I fully understood what was happening, but I keep rushing back for more.
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