Often the prose is, to use modern slang, quite 'naval gazing'
We by Yevgeny Zamyatin
ambition
it was more like winning the lottery with a ticket I hadn’t realised I’d bought.
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.
Being Accountable #1 Jan 2021
a rather delicious GU Zillionaire Cheesecake is settling on top of my roast dinner
The Real Thing #2
The middle aged banter in the car, some coffee and more giggles waiting for the start are so much part of the experience.
The Real Thing #1
No, we are suckers for the feel of a book (embossed covers are almost erotic are they not?) Oh, and the smell of a new ink on paper....
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
Born To Run 