Port Mungo

It's a book where, say, a woman might walk toward her lover for what looks like it will be a scene of tender reconciliation, and instead slashes his hand open with a hidden razor blade...after which the maid, of course, comes in quietly to wipe up the blood. That's Port Mungo in a nutshell. Random a......more

A smoky, boozy, sultry black-and-white movie of a book, a tale about two tempestuous British expatriate artists (Jack and Vera) living on inherited money, slowly revealing their dark secrets—as told by Jack's forever-loyal and enabling sister Gin. A story, to use McGrath's words, "that predictably o......more

Per chi conosce Mcgrath e la sua scelta del narratore, il finale non dovrebbe sorprendere troppo.. Eppure mi ha fregato un bel po', son sincera!! (in senso buono). Per il resto, sono un po' combattuta: scrittura superba, ma storia decadente e "sporca", con personaggi veramente poco simpatici per cui......more

Che libro disturbante. Personaggi perennemente irrequieti, insicuri, inaffidabili, con una vita distrutta e che continuano a distruggersi a vicenda, danneggiando anche la vita di coloro che gli ruotano intorno. Alla fine la veritá viene a galla, portando sempre e comunque esiti negativi e tragici. Ho......more

I bought this book for sentimental reasons. McGrath was an author I shared with a former lover; we read and discussed the shit out of Spider, both loving the style and imagery. That book became "Our Book" in the same way that many couples share a particular song. And McGrath for me, is the catalyst......more