Boyhood
David Keenan
Paper Thistle Book Reviews
At Paper Thistle, we write a review for every book we sell, specialising in Scottish fiction. Each review considers character, writing style, tone, and overall reading experience, offering a thoughtful introduction to what awaits on the page.
Book Review: Storm Pegs
We are taken to a battered Scottish coastal town where violence and neglect shape everyday[...]
Book Review: The Blackhouse
We return with a detective to the Isle of Lewis, where a murder reopens wounds[...]
Book Review: This House of Burning Bones
We are taken to modern Aberdeen, where a woman returns to the city she escaped[...]
Book Review: Beside the Ocean of Time
We follow a young boy on an Orkney island whose imagination drifts through centuries of[...]
Book Review: Young Mungo
We follow a sensitive boy growing up in 1990s Glasgow, caught between loyalty, violence, and[...]
Book Review: Shuggie Bain
We follow a young boy growing up in 1980s Glasgow as he cares for his[...]
Book Review: Mayflies
We follow two friends from Glasgow as their bond forms in youth and is tested[...]
Book Review: Clear
We are taken to a remote Scottish island during the Clearances, where two men meet[...]
Book Review: Caledonian Road
We are drawn into a near future Ireland where an ordinary family is slowly trapped[...]
Book Review: The Italian Chapel
We are taken to Orkney during World War Two, where Italian prisoners of war build[...]