*Insert obligatory apology for absence from blog here* Really though, I have been incredibly busy, which is why I decided to write an update post about my boring little life rather than provide you with the book review that you probably came here for. Oh well… Anyway, here’s my excuse for not updating the blog… Continue reading Life Update: Endings & New Beginnings
Yes, I just said that, no, I’m not sorry. Sorry. I guess I should say sorry a lot actually: Sorry for not posting in over two months. Sorry for still not having finished Cryptonomicon (in my defense: it is a very long book). Sorry for not reviewing any of the other books I read recently (I’m a… Continue reading Winnie the Pooh Sucks.
So…does anyone remember how I announced the start of a Favourite Books series…two effing months ago? Well, I do, and I’m hereby finally keeping my word. I started reading The Alchemist yesterday while I was having my morning coffee, and I finished it over a cup of hot milk and honey in the evening just before going… Continue reading Favourite Books #1: Coelho, Paulo: The Alchemist (1993)
Before the promised favourite books fun can begin, there’s one more thing I need to do and that’s review the last part of Stephen King’s Bill Hodges trilogy. I already reviewed part one and two. Here are the links in case you missed them: King, Stephen: Mr. Mercedes (2014) King, Stephen: Finders Keepers (2015) If… Continue reading King, Stephen: End of Watch (2016)
Last week I came across the following message in my facebook timeline: WANTED: Participants for a book-loving social experiment. Comment if you want to participate and I’ll send you details. What do you have to do? Buy your favourite book and send it to a stranger (I’ll send you a name and address.) You will… Continue reading Favourite Books Review Series
Well hello! It’s been entirely too long since I last wrote a blog post! I actually felt I was doing well for a while – nothing compared to the relentless posting schedules other bloggers manage to adhere to, but OK enough by my standards. And then…well let’s just say life happened – as it does. Since… Continue reading Oates, Joyce Carol: Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been (1966)
You might remember (although you probably don’t) my review of the first instalment of David Baldacci’s (then) new Amos Decker series. If you don’t: here’s the link: Baldacci, David: Memory Man (2015) I really enjoyed part one of the series and – as promised – picked up part two soon after it hit the shelves.… Continue reading Baldacci, David: The Last Mile (2016)
Do you know the feeling when you finished a book, but you just want to keep holding it for a little while? The Good Lord Bird is a book that made me feel just that. I tend to be sceptical when a novel is advertised with terms such as “outrageously entertaining”, “altogether original”, “imaginative” and “magnificent”.… Continue reading McBride, James: The Good Lord Bird (2013)
Since the oppressing grey of autumn seems to be here to stay now, I want to use this post to remind myself of warmer, sunnier times – it’s time to review another beach (or in my case rather lakeside) read! Harlan Coban’s thriller Fool Me Once fit the bill perfectly. It was a light and… Continue reading Coban, Harlan: Fool Me Once (2016)
Redeployment is a collection of short stories I picked up recently. The collection won the National Book Award 2014. It deals with an interesting subject: the Iraq war, a topic one doesn’t often come across in fiction. The author, Phil Klay, participated in the war himself as a US marine and I assumed that his first… Continue reading Klay, Phil: Redeployment (2014)
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