People don't alter history any more than birds alter the sky, they just make brief patterns in it
Review: The Buried Giant, by Kazou Ishiguro
How can old wounds heal while maggots linger so richly?
Review: A Horse Walks Into A Bar, by David Grossman
Synopsis: The setting is a comedy club in a small Israeli town. An audience that has come expecting an evening of amusement instead sees a comedian coming apart on stage, an act of disintegration, a man crumbling, as a matter of choice, before their eyes. They could get up and leave, or boo and whistle … Continue reading Review: A Horse Walks Into A Bar, by David Grossman
Review: Turtles All The Way Down, by John Green
Your now is not your forever
Review: Do Not Say We Have Nothing, By Madeline Thien
It's foolhardy to think that a story ends
Review: Caraval, by Stephanie Garber
Welcome, welcome to Caraval…beware of getting swept too far away.
Book Reviewers: 10 Facts vs Fiction
10 questions you probably shouldn't ask book bloggers
Review: The Princess Bride, by William Goldman
Life isn't fair, it's just fairer than death, that's all
Review: Surfacing, by Margaret Atwood
I am the thing in which the trees and animals move and grow, I am a place
My 2018 Reading Resolutions
Falling back in love with books in 2018
Review: All Souls Trilogy, by Deborah Harkness
It begins with a discovery of witches
Review: A Handmaid’s Tale, by Margaret Atwood
Ignoring isn’t the same as ignorance, you have to work at it.
Mini-Reviews: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them / Shadow of Night / The Thing Around Your Neck / Equal Rites
Because every book deserves a review... even a mini one.
Review: Zeitoun, by Dave Eggers
“It only takes one person, one small act of stepping from the dark to the light.”
7 Perks to being a Bookworm
Other than reading lots of books, obviously
Mini-Reviews: His Bloody Project / After Alice / Swing Time / The Loney
Every book deserves a review... Even a mini one
Review: The Versions of Us, by Laura Bennett
Footfalls echo in the memory
Review: The Witchfinder’s Sister, Beth Underdown
They say what happened, but they do not say why
8 Reasons Why Books Are Better Than You At Life
I am surrounded by books. At home. At work. Even between the two (if the contents of my bag is anything to go by). I love this about my life. But, sometimes, they just look too smug. Normally it's when I'm flustered about something. I might be panicking about a networking event I am guaranteed … Continue reading 8 Reasons Why Books Are Better Than You At Life
Review: All the Good Things, by Clare Fisher
Synopsis: Twenty-one year old Beth is in prison. The thing she did is so bad she doesn't deserve to ever feel good again. But her counsellor, Erika, won't give up on her. She asks Beth to make a list of all the good things in her life. So Beth starts to write down her story, … Continue reading Review: All the Good Things, by Clare Fisher