Book Reviews
Here are some reviews from the British Go Journal and the American Go Journal of some Go instructional books, and also some Go-related novels.
The order here is roughly the date order of the reviews. Select Title to sort into alphabetical order.
Check out our recommendations for beginners and mid-kyu players.
Other reviews are available: David Carlton's Go Bibliography has reviews of many books and other reviews can often be found on Sensei's Library or on Amazon or publishers' websites.
| Title | From |
|---|---|
| Top European Players Training | BGJ 146 Autumn 2008 Reviewer: Tony Atkins ISBN 978-80-254-2611-1 |
| The Go Companion | BGJ 148 Spring 2009 Reviewer: Tony Atkins by John Fairbairn and T. Mark Hall ISBN 1-932001-43-3 |
| Creative Life and Death | BGJ 149 Summer 2009 Reviewer: Matthew Crosby ISBN 978-89-90079-83-1 |
| Games of Go | BGJ 149 Autumn 2009 Reviewer: Pat Ridley ISBN 978-0-9561562-1-1 |
| Mastering Ladders | BGJ 151 Spring 2010 Reviewer: Pat Ridley ISBN 1-932001-40-9 |
| Magic on the First Line | BGJ 152 Summer 2010 Reviewer: Tony Atkins by Nakayama Noriyuki ISBN 1-932001-48-4 |
| Winning Go | BGJ 154 Winter 2010 Reviewer: Glynn Forsythe ISBN 978-4-8053-1072-4 Subtitled "successful moves from the opening to the endgame" by Richard Bozulich and Peter Shotwell. Published by Tuttle Shokai Inc. |
| New Go Proverbs Illustrated | American e-Journal review, republished by permission of the American Go Association Reviewer: Philip Waldron ISBN 0-889554-98-7 |
| Train Like a Pro | American e-Journal review, republished by permission of the American Go Association Reviewer: Philip Waldron Vol. 1 ISBN 0-90079-26-8 Vol. 2 ISBN 0-90079-27-6 |
| Monkey Jump Workshop | American e-Journal review, republished by permission of the American Go Association Reviewer: Philip Waldron ISBN 0-9706193- 9-1 |
| Modern Joseki and Fuseki | American e-Journal review, republished by permission of the American Go Association Reviewer: Philip Waldron |
| Go World Archive | American e-Journal review, republished by permission of the American Go Association Reviewer: Philip Waldron |
| 100 Challenging Go Problems for 100 Days of Study | American e-Journal review, republished by permission of the American Go Association Reviewer: Philip Waldron ISBN 0-9641847-4-5 |
| Novel Plays and Shapes | American e-Journal review, republished by permission of the American Go Association Reviewer: Philip Waldron ISBN 1-889554-52-9 |
| Dictionary of Modern Fuseki | American e-Journal review, republished by permission of the American Go Association Reviewer: Philip Waldron ISBN 4-906574-81-0 |
| Dictionary of Basic Joseki | American e-Journal review, republished by permission of the American Go Association Reviewer: Philip Waldron |
| Nie Weiping on Go | American e-Journal review, republished by permission of the American Go Association Reviewer: Philip Waldron ISBN 0-9641847-2-9 |
| The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet | BGJ 155 Spring 2011 Reviewer: Bill Brakes Hard back edition ISBN 978-0-340-92156-2 |
| Young Samurai: The Ring of Water | BGJ 155 Spring 2011 Reviewer: Tony Atkins ISBN 978-0-141-33254-3 |
| The Chinese Lake Murders | BGJ 156 Summer 2011 Reviewer: Tony Atkins ISBN 0-226-84865-5 (publisher University of Chicago Press) |