Coetzee's direct and pointed narrative exposes the main character's weaknesses
DISGRACE by J.M. Coetzee
GODS WITHOUT MEN by Hari Kunzru
I feel enriched for spending a week consumed with it
THE LIES YOU TOLD by Harriet Tyce
..characters gradually enter the fray adding more texture and depth, the tensions and dramas build
JEWS DON’T COUNT by David Baddiel
..room to pin down every riposte from even the most ignorant and bigoted view points
A MEAL IN WINTER by Hubert Mingarelli
This small book set me on a journey of discovery. I'd not heard of the author until I listened to the book being discussed on Radio 4's A Good Read. The program is a rich source of reading suggestions and often encourages me to delve further into less commercial areas of literature. I was fascinated... Continue Reading →
RECORD PLAY PAUSE by Stephen Morris
...my library of musical memoirs is so much richer because of this book
FRANCIS PLUG: HOW TO BE A PUBLIC AUTHOR by Paul Ewan
There are moments of poignant beauty alongside the humorous carnage.
THE MOTEL LIFE by Willy Vlautin
About opportunity, but mostly about the lack of it. About guilt and a deep sense of right and wrong.
The Human Son by Adrian J Walker
Walker has an eye for the soul in his characters........
We by Yevgeny Zamyatin
Often the prose is, to use modern slang, quite 'naval gazing'
