Ritual, 1969 by Jo Mazelis
-Reviewed by Cath Barton- A modern school built ‘in the brutalist style’ sits on the top of a hill. On
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Cath Barton
Sabotage Reviews’ End of Year Critic’s Choice 2016
It’s that time of year again when reviewers and editors look back on this year’s publications and performances and share
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The Numbers by Christopher Burns & Jackdaws by Neil Campbell
-Reviewed by Cath Barton- Nightjar Press publishes single-story chapbooks in limited editions of 200 copies. Elusive, like the bird of
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Shore to Shore: River Stories by Tamsin Hopkins
-Reviewed by Cath Barton- Hani is a hot-air balloon pilot, but not in a setting or situation which most of
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Fugue Vol. II by The Siren Press
-Reviewed by Cath Barton- Writers of short stories have the wonderful freedom to give them any ending they like. They
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Jebel Marra by Michelle Green
-Reviewed by Cath Barton- The Darfur region of Southern Sudan in the Nile Valley of North Africa has been riven
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The Mesmerist’s Daugher by Heidi James
-Reviewed by Cath Barton- The Freudian theory about the child wanting to devour the mother who has nourished her is
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Four Sparks Fall by T. A. Noonan
-Reviewed by Cath Barton- I was ready to be annoyed by T A Noonan’s début novella Four Sparks Fall –
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Ox-Herding: A Secular Pilgrimage by Jackie Griffiths
-Reviewed by Cath Barton- Although described as a novella, and wrapped in a fictional format, Ox-Herding… explores profound philosophical issues,
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Commentary (A Tale) by Marcelle Sauvageot (trans. Christine Schwartz Hartley & Anna Moschovakis)
-Reviewed by Cath Barton- Reading Commentary (A Tale), described by the publisher as ‘a narrative hovering between the genres of
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