Category: Book review
A book about love, life and disability
Me Before You – Jo Jo Moyes One of the most striking things about this book is its perceptive nature. The author introduces the idea that until you have walked with someone who has a disability ... Read More
Glyndwr University
An Uncommon Attorney by Miles Craven All indie authors take a risk when they stick their head above the parapet, but when you teach creative writing for a living it is even more of a risk. You risk yo... Read More
A German perspective
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak Set in Germany during the Second World War this book is narrated by death. Not the vindictive stealer of life we assume, but a more paternalistic purveyor of souls. Like... Read More
Non-linear structures in literature
A God in Ruins by Kate Atkinson Readers who enjoy Virginia Woolf will also love Kate Atkinson. She has that same scatty stream of consciousness style, although this book is more ordered than he... Read More
Traditional publishing
Island of Secrets by Patricia Wilson I can’t help feeling aggrieved when I read books like this. This person has the privilege of an editor and publishing house willing to publish her book, yet it i... Read More
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
I remember this being a shocking book, but I had forgotten how shocking it was until I started to re-read it. Like 1984, Gilead is a totalitarian state and it would be easy to dismiss it as patriarcha... Read More
Do you have to like the main character to enjoy the book?
Lie to Me by Sabina Durrant Personally, as long as the character is not beyond redemption then it will not prevent me enjoying the book. A character who provokes different emotions in the reade... Read More
Complex Characters
While My Eyes Were Closed by Linda Green Readers who enjoyed Gone Girl will love this book. A slow psychological thriller about what happens when a child goes missing. It is frightening to think how e... Read More
Psychology & Sci-fi – Enders Game
This feels like the Karate Kid in space. The reader watches as Ender learns warfare and strategy in Battle School and then how he applies this in Command School. We also see Enders fears about becomin... Read More- 3 of 4
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