Book_Art_Blog — Book Review
Book Review: Bedsit Land: The Strange Worlds of Soft Cell by Patrick Clarke (British Pop Archive No. 1, Manchester University Press)
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Nobody who listens to Soft Cell could be in any doubt that their upbringings in Northern seaside towns, the art school years in Leeds, and then later on the shift to London and time in the then-deeply hedonistic New York, stamped an indelible mark on both the men and their music. This book explains exactly how and why that was, via witness testimony and well-known history.
Book Review: Season of the Witch: The Book of Goth by Cathi Unsworth (Bonnier, 2023)
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As a testament to the lasting legacy of Goth, this book has never been bettered. Cathi’s taken a large chunk of history – much of this readers of this book are likely to already know the nuts and bolts of – and weaved it into a contemporary narrative.
Book Review: 70s House by Estelle Bilson (Kyle Books, 2023)
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Looking back it now, so much of the 70s just looks like really good fun. What’s not to love about a fondue party, lava lamps, flamenco dolls, hedgehog cakes and prawn cocktails?
Book Review: Feline Philosophy: Cats and the Meaning of Life by John Gray (Allen Lane / 2020)
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'Part philosophical examination of how our relationship with cats can inform what it means to be human and part self-help manual, the result is a highly readable, often charming and occasionally whimsical mix of philosophical musings, literary fiction and autobiographical writing.'