John Varley – The Gaea Trilogy

John Varley – The Gaea Trilogy

I am totally thrown of balance to discover that the third book in the trilogy is missing. We took all the books off one of the floor to ceiling stacks a few weeks ago, and I wasn’t the person who replaced them. I know the book is here, in the house, I just don’t know […]

Frances Ferguson – Identity Unknown

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Frances Ferguson – Identity Unknown

I have no memory of reading this book.  I have no idea why I still have it on my shelves.  It’s history.

Janette Turner Hospital – Oyster

Janette Turner Hospital – Oyster

There are two Janette Turner Hospital novel’s on my bookshelf and only one is staying. It’s Oyster, the first one I read. The second is The Last Magician, which is a very fine book indeed, but it didn’t reach me where Oyster reached me. Okay, so without spoilers, Oyster is a cataclysmic novel and one […]

Wilkie Collins – The Moonstone and The Woman In White

Wilkie Collins – The Moonstone and The Woman In White

Hmmm… I read Dickens, rather than Collins, at A-level, which is interesting because the Dickens that I read was Bleak House and it reintroduced me to a love for Dickens (Q. Do you like Dickens? A. I don’t know, I’ve never been to one. [That’s lowered the tone, but it’s still one of my favourite […]

Ambler – Judgement on Deltchev

Ambler – Judgement on Deltchev

I’m going to start making some rules here. Rule 1 – I will not discuss non-fiction Rule 2 – I will not discuss the books of writers I consider to be friends Rule 3 – I will say what I like. 3 is important, because this is not a review process, it’s more like a […]

John Collier – His Monkey Wife

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John Collier – His Monkey Wife

His Monkey Wife I have no idea who recommended this book to me, but somebody did, probably about twenty years ago. It’s a period piece, and it’s really quite difficult to read or discuss in the current climate of political correctness and sensitivity. Plot synopsis: Alfred Fatigay has been sent to Africa, and returns with […]

A new direction – the parting of the ways

A new direction – the parting of the ways

So, I’m getting rid of books. Not all books, but a lot of books. Not today, but soon. And in looking at the books, handling the books, deciding about the books I realised that I’ve read a lot of books. A. Lot. Of. Books. Not just read them, but owned them. Possessed (been possessed by?) […]