Why Online Communities Continue to Shape Reading Culture
Reading Has Become More Social and Participatory Online communities extend the moment of reading beyond the page. Readers now share impressions, favorite passages, questions, frustrations, and interpretations while others respond. This creates a form of social reading where individual experience and collective response interact. For example, someone who finishes a novel may search for a […]
Book Review on The Correspondent by Virginia Evans
The Correspondent by Virginia Evans Honestly, I’ve read so many brilliant books over the last couple of months (it feels like a golden age for fiction!), but I haven’t found time to blog about any of them. That’s partly because I’ve been busy getting ready for my new bookshop, The Book Stop in Brigg. However, […]
Book Review on Chloe Dalton’s Raising Hare
Book Review on Chloe Dalton’s Raising Hare I recently read Raising Hare Chloe Dalton having come across it in a rather unusual way. Forgive the back story, but it feels part of the experience of reading the book itself! I was away on a very successful and heartwarming reunion with some old school friends, some […]
Book Review on David Szalay’s Flesh
Book Review on David Szalay’s Flesh | Sal Flint Book Review on David Szalay’s Flesh Reading David Szalay’s Flesh is like standing at the edge of a void. It draws you in, unsettles you, and forces you to confront ideas about desire, power, and human connection. At our book club, I gave it a strong […]
Book Review on Kathy Burke’s A Mind of My Own
Book Review on Kathy Burke’s A Mind of My Own I recently read A Mind of My Own by Kathy Burke. It was a Christmas gift from my daughters, who even went for the signed copy, which felt lovely to have on my shelf. I had been looking forward to it because I enjoy her […]
Book Review on I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman
I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman I recently read I Who Have Never Known Men, another recommendation from one of my daughters, and was struck by how remarkably current it feels despite being written in 1995 by Belgian author Jacqueline Harpman. The story lingers long after the last page, touching on themes […]