Review: ‘The Pursuit of Love’ – Nancy Mitford 1945
3.5 stars, for a book I neither loved nor loathed, but can appreciate. The Pursuit of Love is a wildly over-the-top tale of the love affairs and the lives of an...
Review: ‘Wuthering Heights’ – Emily Bronte 1847
My rating: 4.5 of 5 stars Watch the video discussion on Youtube below: An engrossing tale of revenge, malice, pride and the corruption of love. I was unexpected...
‘Wuthering Heights’ May Book Club Discussion
Let’s discuss Wuthering Heights! Read through my discussion prompts below, then add your thoughts on those or anything else you felt was important to you. If yo...
Review: ‘The Mysterious Mr Quin’ – Agatha Christie 1930
My rating: 3 of 5 stars Mildly entertaining collection of short mysteries. I don’t believe this is Agatha Christie’s best work but there are enough enjoyable st...
‘V for Vendetta’ – Alan Moore 1982
My rating: 3 of 5 stars V for Vendetta is, to me, a series of excellent quotes with illustrations I could mostly do without. The story is interesting, but the p...
Little Black Books – Various Authors
Sindbad the Sailor by Unknown (#54) My rating: 3.5 of 5 stars A great little snippet, showing 3 of the many tales that Sindbad the sailor tells Sindbad the port...
‘The Once and Future King’ – T. H. White 1958
My rating: 4 of 5 stars An epic fantasy tale told with skill and imparting an important message about humanity’s capacity for both senseless violence and great ...
‘A Thousand Nights’ – E. K. Johnston 2015
My rating: 4 of 5 stars Finally, a fairy-tale retelling that delivers! With slow-burning intensity this novel got under my skin, with gorgeous prose and a stron...
‘Madam Bovary’ – Gustav Flaubert 1856
My rating: 4 of 5 stars Madame Bovary takes its place next to Jane Eyre in my collection of favourite ‘romantic’ novels that are considered classics...
‘The Secret History’ – Donna Tartt 1992
This book drew me in from the very first few sentences of the prologue. Perhaps because it outlines the terrible crime of the protagonists in such distant manne...