It’s been a long time between reviews for me as I have been head down bum up in some seriously big books. Starting with The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt. Talk about starting with a bang – literally. This story opens with a terrorist bombing in museum in NYC where the main character, 13 year old Theo […]
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March
06
The Affairs of Others by Amy Grace Loyd
posted by Ms A
Here at Readhead our preference is to review books we want you to read rather than books we want you to avoid. With that in mind, this review is going to be swift and tough – call it a serious literary caution. I admit the premise of the book is good; well at least good enough to […]
February
26
Where’d You Go Bernadette by Maria Semple
posted by Ms A
“Your TED talk is ranked number 4 on the all time most watched TED talks yet you live with a woman who has no friends, destroys homes and falls asleep in stores”. This is just one of the many great lines from Where’d You Go Bernadette which I plucked off the NY Times Best Seller […]
Reviews coming in 2014
posted by Ms A
So my bedside table is about to topple over with books big and small. Reviews in the pipeline include: Eyrie – Tim Winton The Luminaries – Eleanor Catton Where’d you go, Bernadette – Maria Semple and many more…..
December
26
Barracuda by Christos Tsiolkas
posted by Ms A
This is the story of a swimmer; Danny. With a burning, tormented ambition to be the fastest, strongest, greatest swimmer of his time, his turbulent adolescent mind is only at rest in the pool. Christos Tsiolkas is most known for his international bestselling novel, the Slap. Now an Australian classic, The Slap was a polorising look […]
November
16
December 2013 Book shopping list
posted by Ms A
There are so many big name writers with new books out. Not so co-incidentally there are also herds of increasingly desperate Xmas shoppers ready to descend on the shops like a plague and strip the shelves of all written matter as gifts for loved ones or for their own holiday reading. If you are a reader, you might like […]
November
16
The Book Thief by Marcus Kusac
posted by Ms A
Meet Death. He is about to be nominated for an Oscar so it is about time you got to know him. It is WWII and Death is busy with hundreds of thousands of victims of war across Europe and Nazi Germany. In this book, he finds the time to observe the life of a small girl […]
November
03
Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter
posted by Ms A
If ever there was a book that needs to be made into film this is it. I’m picturing an expensive, ensemble cast on location off the Italian coast under the guidance of talented but subtle director with a fantastic sense of humour. So while the bidding rights for this book are being sorted out, all you need to do is pick up a […]
August
01
Burial Rites by Hannah Kent
posted by Ms A
Some books you read on public transport and laugh out loud to the point people move away and think you are nuts. This is not one of those books. However, despite it’s complete lack of light moments it was still utterly beautiful to me. Hannah Kent described Burial Rites as her “dark love letter to Iceland” and I […]
July
23
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
posted by Ms A
I was gone at the get-go with this book. Get through page 1 and you are in. Bang. There is a reason this book is so popular and on everyone’s must read list. It is because it strikes the perfect balance between a clever, well thought out thriller with well developed characters and great research and a down […]
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