Laura Battle and Andrew Dickson select their best mid-year reads
Blue Ruin by Hari Kunzru The final instalment in Kunzru’s informal three-colours trilogy, following 2017’s White Tears and 2020’s Red Pill, Blue Ruin explores the lives of two YBA-period artists abruptly and shockingly reunited during Covid . Expertly plotted and evocatively painted, the novel portrays the grime of late-90s east London with relish; it’s also a thoughtful exploration of the corrosive influence of money on art.
LB Parade by Rachel Cusk It’s divided critics — the FT’s reviewer said the book may “irk or intrigue” — but for those prepared to commit, there’s much to admire in Cusk’s latest boundary-breaking work. Its nameless protagonist visits various European cities and considers different artists, each of whom is simply called “G”. Among them are a Louise Bourgeois lookalike and a filmmaker who could be Éric Rohmer.
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