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Tom Ashby

@tom-ashby · London, England · Joined May 2024

Commutes an hour each way, which is either a curse or 400 pages a week.

Reviews

  • White Teeth · 4 out of 5

    Funnier than I expected, and messier

    The Willesden of this novel is the London I actually grew up in, right down to the arguments in the kitchen. It sprawls, and the last hundred pages try to tie too many knots at once, but the Iqbal twins are worth the whole book.

Discussions

  • Literary Culture

    Is it fine to abandon a book at page 100?

    71 replies · 49 likes