About opportunity, but mostly about the lack of it. About guilt and a deep sense of right and wrong.
THE MOTEL LIFE by Willy Vlautin
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'
This Is Memorial Device by David Keenan
But this carnage is at a whole new level. As is the prose, this book will never be criticised for ‘descriptive’!
Reasons To Stay Alive by Matt Haig
I found myself furrow browed at times, nodding as Haig so vividly describes the effects of depression and anxiety
DOMINICANA by Angie Cruz
The story is set some 56 years ago but feels vibrant, fresh and important.
Strange Flowers by Donal Ryan.
On a day off work, with our exercise, work and dog walking done, we enquire of each other "are we in?". Yes we are! Gentle music on, dog snuggled on the sofa, books out. Interrupted only by the need to eat. Our two-people-and-a-dog-book-club goes from strength to strength. We very often end up enjoying the... Continue Reading →
A Promised Land
...the no-stones-unturned, no-expert-ignored approach to Obama's presidency
In Praise Of 2020 #4 My Favourite Reads Of The Year
I also found myself having to lower the book and take a breather from the emotions the book recalls. Loved it.
Coal Black Mornings by Brett Anderson (and other stuff)
I guess I always imagined his androgynous stage presence to be derived from a spoiled home counties up bringing
