This book is all about reviving the art of writing letters, the art of sharing stories in more than 140 characters, perhaps even the art of living and appreciat...
This book was a purchase from a quaint little second-hand bookshop in Yungaburra, whilst on holiday in North Queensland. I thought this novel would be similar t...
Richard Yates must have had some truly destructive relationships in his life. No one could write with such melancholy about the disintegration of relationships ...
‘The Great Gatsby‘ is often referred to as a ‘Great American Novel‘, yet initially after reading it I was still not quite sure I underst...
It is rare that I actually dislike a book. I enjoy reading, enjoy narratives, and enjoy various styles of writing, even if I am not always convinced by the char...
While reading this book I realised that a very large number of the books I have been reading recently have been written in the 1930’s. This was certainly ...
‘The Windup Girl‘ is one of the most genuinely frightening dystopian novels I have ever read. While many dystopias are frightening for their sometim...
Murakami‘s novels are so unusual I find them very hard to describe. He is definitely one of my favourite authors, for a number of reasons relating to hi...
Cakes and Ale is a rather biting satire of the life of various notable British writers, including Thomas Hardy, who were prolific in William Somerset Maugham...
Evelyn Waugh is fast becoming one of my favourite writers. A few months ago I read one of his most famous novels ‘Brideshead Revisited‘ which I high...