Review: ‘On John Marsden’ – Alice Pung 2017
This beautiful books is a touching tribute from one wonderful author of stories for teens to another. ‘On John Marsden‘ is the first of the Writers ...
A Year of Reading – 2018 in Review
It’s time to celebrate the year that was 2018. On a personal level it was a really tough year with more downs than ups, but when it came to reading it was my mo...
How I Finished 7 Book Series in 2018
At the beginning of the year I made some reading resolutions, one of them was to focus my reading on finishing series that I had begun. I am a serial offender o...
Review: ‘The Bell Jar’ – Sylvia Plath 1963
My rating: 5 of 5 stars The Bell Jar surprised me, it was so cutting, so wise, and so sad. The observations about people and about society are so razor sharp, m...
Review: ‘Eat, Pray, Love’ – Elizabeth Gilbert 2006
My rating: 1 of 5 stars Painfully dated, directionless and self-indulgent. I hesitate to say that ‘Eat Pray Love’ is a product of its time, as it wa...
Review: ‘Dendera’- Yuya Sato 2009
My rating: 4 of 5 stars A strange, dark exploration of old-age, death, and womanhood. “Of course there are no men! Why the hell would I want to save any m...
Review: ‘The Sailor Who Fell From Grace with the Sea’- Yukio Mishima
My rating: 2.5 of 5 stars A disturbing tale of youth corrupted. Mishima crafted a vivid portrait of post-war Japan and mind of a child growing up in the shadow ...
Review: ‘Begin, End, Begin’ – Various 2017
My rating: 4 of 5 stars. Wonderfully diverse, Begin End Begin showcases so many different ways to tell an Australian story. If you are a #LoveOzYA fan you’...
Review: ‘Children of the New World’ – Alexander Weinstein 2016
My rating: 2 of 5 stars Just another straight-white-male sci-fi collection. Though I did finish all the stories, none of them really stood out to me as bringing...
Review: ‘This One Summer’ – Mariko & Jillian Tamaki 2014
My rating: 3.5 of 5 stars A slice-of-life graphic novel that perfectly captures the frustrations and small anxieties of early teen life. The illustrations are g...