I don’t do trashy books well. I’ve got no problem with trashy TV and remain convinced that Survivor is the best show in the history of television but, for whatever reason, my tolerance for basic books is low. Also, I feel compelled to ask the question of whether there is a place for an airport […]
July
13
The Museum of Modern Love by Heather Rose
posted by Ms A
What do you do when you ask two friends, both serious readers, for reading recommendations and they simultaneously suggest the same book? I’ll tell you what you do….you get off your ass and go get it. You don’t start editing your facebook profile or sign up to a new streaming service; you reserve your spot […]
July
02
The Hour of the Witch by Chris Bohjalian
posted by Ms A
There are many ways to break a reading drought. It could be a week of woolly weather, a break from work or a raging pandemic with government enforced lockdowns. Or it could just be the timeless allure of a great book. Like a hot bag of Uber Eats at the end of a long week, […]
June
28
Olga by Bernhard Schlink
posted by Ms K
Well look at me go Readheads – two reviews in two days after weeks of silence. When it rains reviews Readheads, it pours. So let’s chat about Olga and let’s talk about Bernhard Schlink. I always love a bit of Bernhard and I had to go back to my 2017 review of his last book […]
June
28
Empire of Wild by Cherrie Dimaline
posted by Ms K
I have done A LOT of reading lately Readheads (and now we are back in lockdown, I suspect there’ll be even more. Oh praise be). Some I’ll blog about, some I won’t and not because I don’t like them. Simply they were either older books that tickled my fancy, or a memoir, and while they […]
April
29
Pull of the Stars by Emma Donoghue
posted by Ms K
COVID was an odd and powerful backdrop to read this one Readheads. As if reality wasn’t strange enough, I thought ‘hey, let’s not just be in a pandemic, let’s get stuck into a book about one too.’ I’m not really a sucker for punishment but I am a sucker for anything written by Emma Donoghue. […]
April
25
Kokomo by Victoria Hannan
posted by Ms K
Firstly, hello! Remember me? Ms K for those of you who don’t. I can’t blame you – it has been a hot minute. Reason? Nothing drastic, just work, life, work, bit more work and books. Lots of good books! I didn’t really know which one to review first. I even contemplated a group review – […]
January
26
The Lying Life of Adults by Elena Ferrante
posted by Ms K
Ok, 2020 was a year of complete you-can’t-make-this-sh*t-up crazy, but for me – truth be told – it wasn’t that bad. Actually it was pretty nice. There was alot to be happy about and then, ta da, I scored a cherry on the cake moment because I beat Ms A to this beauty so hoorah […]
January
16
How Much of These Hills Is Gold by C Pam Zhang
posted by Ms A
I can’t keep up with Obama, but frankly, who, besides Michelle, can? Every year, he publishes a list of his top 10 reads and every year, I head knowingly to the bookshop to scoop them up. I could just walk in with the list but no, instead I choose 3 or 4 and wander up […]
January
15
Honeybee by Craig Silvey
posted by Ms K
One of the great things I guess about a new year shut-down across greater Sydney was I felt zero guilt laying in bed all day, listening to the rain, reading. I did it twice and I felt a million dollars. This sort of caper should be done more often I thought (New Years resolution #1). […]
