I have read relatively little on feminism and gender since I left university, and so to that end I ordered myself a copy of Girls Will Be Girls by Emer O'Toole after seeing positive things about it on Twitter and various other blogs. It's a very appealing book - written by an academic but not… Continue reading Girls Will Be Girls by Emer O’Toole
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In Which I Am So, So Glad I Finally Read The Kindly Ones by Jonathan Littell
In brief, this is the story of a man who was once a Nazi officer, a story of his war; it is a fictional autobiography of an intellectual thrown into the horror of the Second World War. It is the War from 'the other side'. But it is so, so much more than that. Dr… Continue reading In Which I Am So, So Glad I Finally Read The Kindly Ones by Jonathan Littell
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In Which I Read The Book of Strange New Things by Michel Faber and Had Some OPINIONS About It
My sister gave me this book for my birthday, so I really really wanted to like it. I'd heard a lot of good things. I wasn't sure what I'd think of it. I went in with hope. Some basic premise for those who don't know: our main character is Peter the priest, who is recruited… Continue reading In Which I Read The Book of Strange New Things by Michel Faber and Had Some OPINIONS About It
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In Praise Of: Reading Outside Your Comfort Zone
To me, at least, the psychology of reading for pleasure is interesting - why do we do it? What do we get out of it? Why is pleasurable? Why do we like what we like? Different people will have different answers to these questions. Generally I know what I like, and I can judge relatively… Continue reading In Praise Of: Reading Outside Your Comfort Zone
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The Wild Girl by Kate Forsyth
These days I can't help but worry that people won't always appreciate literature as they should - that everyone will have a Kindle and no one will have any books - that children will only want to read if it's on a screen - that people will forget the classics and anything that isn't new… Continue reading The Wild Girl by Kate Forsyth
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Notes: Tom-All-Alone’s by Lynn Shepherd
Tom-All-Alone's caused a lot of (positive) fuss when it came out earlier this year, but I don't really have a good reason for not having read it before now, except that its association with Charles Dickens seemed to be a big selling point and I have honestly never been a fan of Dickens. I know, I… Continue reading Notes: Tom-All-Alone’s by Lynn Shepherd
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Freshta by Petra Prochazkova
I was sent a copy of Freshta from Stork Press, and to be honest, I might not have chosen to read it otherwise. Despite now knowing it's rather good, I wasn't instantly drawn in by the words on the back cover: Welcome to Kabul: one family, countless secrets When Herra falls in love with Nazir,… Continue reading Freshta by Petra Prochazkova
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Grazyna Plebanek and Maggie Gee In Conversation at Belgravia Books
I was lucky enough to receive an advance proof of Grazyna Plebanek's first novel to be translated into English, Illegal Liaisons, from publisher Stork Press. Stork Press are based in London and publish English editions of work by writers from Central and Eastern Europe: Plebanek is from Poland, and lives in Brussels, and has been… Continue reading Grazyna Plebanek and Maggie Gee In Conversation at Belgravia Books
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The Guardian by David Hosp
When I was offered a proof of The Guardian, I accepted, thinking 'why not'. Admittedly it is a little different from the things that I would normally read. It is a thriller, a genre I love, but it is a political, international thriller concerned with the 'issues' between America and Afghanistan, and more specifically, Islam… Continue reading The Guardian by David Hosp
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