I love learning from the books I read. Whether it’s about a set of experiences outside of what I can encounter first-hand, a place I’ve never been, an area of social or scientific research of particular interest to me or a culture that diverges from my own, I love finding ways to expand my READ MORE
Month: July 2019
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | DEAR MRS. BIRD – A.J. PEARCE
This book intrigued me because it has a couple of the things I generally perk my ears up when I hear: WWII home front account of women’s lives during the war, and a young woman trying to carve out a career for herself as a journalist. Plus it’s set in London, so bonus! I READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | SETTINGS I LOVE
I love visiting other parts of the world in my books, but there are definitely places I love to read about, and that will make me want to pick up a book, and there are others that I find less appealing and will likely make me put it back down again. But this post READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | MY LOVELY WIFE IN THE PSYCH WARD – MARK LUKACH
I’ve had this book sitting on my shelves pretty much since it came out. I was drawn to it because it’s about a woman suffering through some serious mental health issues, which strikes a chord with me, but also because it’s not written by her – it’s written by her husband. This is a READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | AUTO-BUY AUTHORS
I have several of these, and there are more that I’m sure will become auto-buy authors once they have more books out to buy! These are the ones that most immediately came to mind when I read the prompt: Isabel Allende I adore her mix of astute representation of the full range of READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | DAISY JONES & THE SIX – TAYLOR JENKINS REID
Everyone and their dog, I’m pretty sure literally, has been raving about this book. On the face of it, it didn’t seem that different from any other book marketed to women set in the 20th century. This one is set in the 1970s and centres around a fictional band that split mysteriously after playing READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | MOST MEMORABLE CHARACTERS
I adore it when I find a character (or person, if it’s non-fiction) in the pages of a book that I feel like I really get. One that could step off the page, fully formed, and sit down to have a cuppa with me. When this happens, the book will inevitably be counted amongst READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | PATIENT – BEN WATT
I came to this book after reading two of Tracey Thorn’s books – Bedsit Disco Queen and Naked At the Albert Hall. She and Ben met in college, and not only went on to create one of the hit bands of the ’90s, Everything But the Girl, but build a life and family together. READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | CHILDHOOD FAVES
There’s something magical about childhood memories of reading. The books I read as a child, particularly the ones I struggled to read to myself, have had a much greater impact on me than any of the books I’ve read as an adult. Here are some that stand out, and a few words about why. READ MORE
QUARTERLY WRAP-UP | APRIL-JUNE 2019
The last three months have just flown by, but there was some really good reading mixed in with all the whirlwind! Here’s a little bit about the books I read between April and June. April I didn’t expect that much from Daisy Jones and the Six beyond an entertaining and easy read. It READ MORE