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Top Shelf in August: TIGERMAN by Nick Harkaway

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Top Shelf in August: Tigerman by Nick Harkaway
Reviewed by Matthew

Describing a Nick Harkaway novel never fails to bring a smile to the listener of my rambling reviews. The premise always seems crazy and my enthusiasm excessive.

“Well his first book is kind of a trucker, horror, post-apocalyptic novel that comments on the vile nature of massive corporations while still remaining a funny, entertaining read. Oh, and there are ninjas.”

His first book being, of course, Gone-Away World.

“Then he wrote this book that is like a noir-style mystery and the protagonist has to save the world from the apocalypse. Oh, and there are clockwork bees.”

Angelmakerfollows suit in its genre-defying nature, ultimately, and perhaps unintentionally, tipping a hat to Harkaway’s roots: his father is the legendary spy novelist John le Carre.

“The new one is a subtle, existential novel about this regular career officer who takes…

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