Book Review of All Fours by Miranda July
Book Review of All Fours by Miranda July I recently read All Fours by Miranda July, having picked it up as it was on this year’s Women’s Prize shortlist. I went into it fairly blind and knew it had a reputation for being a little bold in places, but even so I was taken aback […]
Book Review on Min Jin Lee’s Pachinko
Book Review on Min Jin Lee’s Pachinko I picked up Pachinko expecting a sweeping family story, and while it certainly is that, it is also something far more penetrating and for me educational. I find the best way to learn about history is through fiction, and from this book I learned an immense amount about […]
Book Review on Butter by Asako Yuzuki
Book Review on Butter by Asako Yuzuki I am writing this review and questions in preparation for my book club tomorrow. Our choice is Butter (バター (Batā)) by Asako Yuzuki. Well, actually, I chose it, so I feel rather responsible for how it goes down tomorrow. It was recommended by my daughters, who are both […]
Book Review of Nicola Sturgeon’s Frankly
Book Review of Nicola Sturgeon’s Frankly I’ll be honest, I don’t know much about politics beyond a very basic, values-based approach, which is slightly left of centre. I don’t support Scottish independence, and I don’t have anything against the Scottish Labour Party. Yet, despite these things, I’ve always been a big fan of Nicola Sturgeon. […]
Book Review of The Lido by Libby Page
Book Review of The Lido by Libby Page This was another book I read because it was a book club choice. It had been selected by a good friend from my book club, so I was very pleased to be able to report favourably on it both to my main book club and to an […]
Book Review of Sarah Winman’s A Year of Marvellous Ways
Book Review of Sarah Winman’s A Year of Marvellous Ways A Year of Marvellous Ways is Sarah Winman’s second novel, published after her much-loved debut When God Was a Rabbit (review here) and before the heartbreaking Tin Man (review here) and the sprawling and luminous Still Life (review here). Looking back across her writing I […]