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
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
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?) […]
Book review: Correction Line by Craig Terlson
I can remember when Miss Smilla’s Feeling for Snow came out and suddenly the kind of book that I loved to read was mainstream. Not for long though, and one of the annoyances of the massive explosion in literary styles and experimental writing is that while more varied (and more variable) writing is now more […]
What makes me a writer?
Well, it’s been a while, again. And I am reading, mainly, gardening books, which is not exactly my normal blog territory but is professional ground (pun intended) so I have nothing yet to review. I am reading Craig Terlson’s Correction Line and will have a review ready before the end of the month, but until […]
Book review: Trespass by Rose Tremain
Some years ago I won the entire Orange shortlist in a competition. As a result, I read my first Rose Tremain, The Colour, and have continued to read her ever since. Not when a book comes out, but sporadically, as I prefer to read most literary novelists, when somebody mentions a particular novel to me, […]
Book review: Reconstruction by Mick Herron
Does life change what one reads or does what one reads change one’s life? A big question which I am not even going to try and answer – but here’s an interesting thing. I’ve started doing a new kind of workout (okay, that’s not particularly interesting – unless you, like me, have become a Crossfit […]
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