Monthly Archives: October 2008
Amsterdam – Ian McEwan
My Gran simply cannot understand why I like Ian McEwan novels and I simply do not understand why she cannot like them. Despite the fact that it had it written in massive letters on the front it wasn’t until I … Continue reading
Filed under Ian McEwan, Man Booker, Review, Vintage Books
Perrault’s Fairy Tales – Charles Perrault
After reading the divine Stella Duffy’s ‘Singling Out The Couples’ which is such a modern fairy tale I had an urge to look back at the fairy tales that I loved when I was younger. Fortunately not too long ago … Continue reading
Filed under Charles Perrault, Review
Singling Out The Couples – Stella Duffy
Another Stella Duffy book to add to the collection of books of hers this year and I loved it, I loved it, oh how I loved it. I saw Stella Duffy reading from this at this months Polari (a fabulous … Continue reading
Filed under Review, Stella Duffy, Virago Books
Heart of Darkness – Joseph Conrad
What is it with me and classics? I am beginning to get a little bit distressed by this now. Apart from Brideshead Revisited none of the ones I have tried this year have set my literary heart a flutter so … Continue reading
Filed under Joseph Conrad, Penguin Classics, Review
Dirty White Boy – Clayton Littlewood
Sometimes when you know an author of a book you can be really worried when they ask you to do a review. Now I only know a few writers and they know that (with my job in a magazine) if … Continue reading
Filed under Clayton Littlewood, Review
Mudbound – Hillary Jordan
Sometimes (even though you have a TBR pile as tall as yourself) you can hear about a book, or see one reviewed or notice a copy in a shop and you think ‘oh I shouldn’t’ – you quite frankly should. … Continue reading
Filed under Books of 2008, Hillary Jordan, Review, Windmill Books
Finally… Shelves!
Yes I have moved… finally I am 100% moved. There was one awful moment in the move where a box of my books ended up across half of Tooting High Street leaving the old pad, but I am trying to … Continue reading
Filed under Book Thoughts
Brideshead Revisited – Evelyn Waugh
So after leaving book group (I know shocking) myself and Polly have started ‘Rogue Book Group’ in which we only read books that we both already own or read the books that have been recently made into films and then … Continue reading
Filed under Book Group, Books of 2008, Books To Film, Evelyn Waugh, Penguin Classics, Review
Strangers – Taichi Yamada
Another book that has been on my TBR for absolutely ages and yet I have not gotten round to reading. The translation of Taichi Yamada’s ‘Strangers’ is a beautifully sparse ghost story that wasn’t what I was expecting at all. … Continue reading
Filed under Faber & Faber, Review, Taichi Yamada
Body Double – Tess Gerritsen
After a few ropey classics I have decided to start October with one of my favourite authors of the moment Tess Gerritsen. It is great to know in a world filled with so many books and the possibility of so … Continue reading
Filed under Review, Rizzoli and Isles, Tess Gerritsen, Transworld Publishing
