![]() "Dead Air", on the other hand, is a cesspool of half-hearted ideas and a collaborative writting style which only serves to muddle the work as a whole. Two pieces of work who's creators really got their views across in enjoyable, irrepresible burts of creativity. "The Crow Road", much likes Dizzee Rascal's debut "Boy In Da Corner", was never short on bizarre, inventive beats, odd melodies and a veritable ***load of character, never cracked or compromised for anything. I think you guys can see where I'm going with this. After re'reading them both again, "The Crow Road", is now my absolute favourite work of contemporary fiction, an utter pleasure to read. I failed to understand either of them at the time - I found (as is the case with some of Bank's work) that they were too layered to really garner much on the first read through. "Dead Air", is about a London-based radio DJ and his conversations both on and off the air A story which begins on 9/11. "The Crow Road", if you're unfamilliar with it, is about a large and fairly affluent family in rural Scotland, and the narrator Prentice McHoan's journey of self-discovery, and the uncovering of numerous familial secrets. ![]() ![]() Guess which.Ī few years ago, I was reading two works of fiction from Scottish author Iain Banks (almost concurrently) "The Crow Road", and "Dead Air". ![]() Review Summary: The title of Dizzee's new release is either incredibly self-aware, or incredibly pointless in it's attempt at self-awareness. ![]()
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