A review by killajan
Lanark by Alasdair Gray

5.0

spent half the time writing down the quotes in this book. i first heard of alasdair gray when he passed (which is so interesting because he actually said that he expected lanark to gain attention posthumously) i was instantly caught by his murals present around glasgow. by chance, some months later i found (t)his book in a free book exchange in my student accommodation. i really do believe that i was meant to find his work. lanark is indescribable. gray touches on love, resistance, bureaucracy and capitalism. though written 40 years ago, i find that his predictions and comments about this little moist blue green ball we call earth ring ever more true. this book is simply beautiful. it was worth the year it took me to read. i will get back to this review once i have finished processing but in any case, may alasdair rest in perfect peace. a change is going to come.