Category Archives: Canongate Publishing
True Things About Me – Deborah Kay Davies
Writing thoughts on ‘True Things About Me’ by Deborah Kay Davies brings up the interesting question of ‘how come if I managed to read a book in one sitting am I left feeling both impressed and appalled by it at … Continue reading
Filed under Canongate Publishing, Deborah Kay Davies, Review
Jamrach’s Menagerie – Carol Birch
Generally speaking any book that evokes the Victorian period is one that is going to win me over. Equally any book that is set one a boat is highly likely to be a complete failure with me. This therefore was … Continue reading
Filed under Books of 2011, Canongate Publishing, Carol Birch, Orange Prize, Review
The Apple – Michel Faber
In part because I don’t want Savidge Reads to become a series of posts about my health (though I have done an update below) and also because of the timeliness of today’s book post in question I thought I would … Continue reading
Filed under Canongate Publishing, Michel Faber, Review
I’m Not Scared – Niccolo Ammaniti
A few people have mentioned to me before that I might rather like Niccolo Ammaniti’s rather dark novel ‘I’m Not Scared’. It was Rob of Rob Around Books mentioning of it as a great summer read a while back that … Continue reading
Filed under Canongate Publishing, Niccolo Ammaniti, Review
The Good Man Jesus & The Scoundrel Christ – Philip Pullman
Happy Easter to one and all of you should you happen to be passing by this post on this Easter Sunday. I don’t know if it’s sacrilegious or timely to be reviewing ‘The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ’ … Continue reading
Filed under Canongate Publishing, Philip Pullman, Review, The Canongate Myths
Where Three Roads Meet – Salley Vickers
I am hoping that should my mother read this (as she does pop by to have a gander from time to time I believe) she will be chuffed by this post. You see my mother is a classicist and though … Continue reading
Filed under Canongate Publishing, Review, Salley Vickers, The Canongate Myths
The House of the Mosque – Kader Abdolah
I don’t really know how to introduce ‘The House of the Mosque’ by Kader Abdolah. It’s not a book that I had considered reading until I popped my name into a draw for it over at Lizzy’s Literary Life, not … Continue reading
Filed under Books of 2010, Canongate Publishing, Kader Abdolah, Review
Grilling Grenville…
On Saturday you guys gave me some great feedback when I asked you about author interviews. As always if you guys give me your thoughts I like to act on them and so with my next Savidge Reads Grills I … Continue reading
Filed under Canongate Publishing, Give Away, Kate Grenville
Little Hands Clapping – Dan Rhodes
Where can one start in trying to write about the latest novel ‘Little Hands Clapping’ from Dan Rhodes? The reason I start this with that question is because you are reading away and then somewhere around page 60 something slightly … Continue reading
Filed under Books of 2010, Canongate Publishing, Dan Rhodes, Review
The Secret River – Kate Grenville
You know when you have a book that you have had for ages and ages, everyone has told you that “you simply must read it” and yet you haven’t? We have all got some of these on our TBR’s I … Continue reading
Filed under Canongate Publishing, Kate Grenville, Review
Timoleon Vieta Come Home – Dan Rhodes
When I read Gold all the way back in 2008 not only did I thoroughly enjoy it and laugh a lot I also got very excited about the author Dan Rhodes. It has somehow taken me almost a year and … Continue reading
Filed under Canongate Publishing, Dan Rhodes, Review
Simon’s Bookish Bits #1
So it’s already Saturday once more and I thought I would do another Simon’s Bookish Bits (thanks for all your votes and comments last week) featuring all things bookish that has caught my eye this week. I have to admit … Continue reading
