Cheryl Strayed took on a new name the day she divorced her husband. Strayed came to her and it stuck…….. “It’s layered definitions spoke directly to my life and also struck a poetic chord: to wander from the proper path, to deviate from the direct course, to be lost, to become wild, to be without […]
Category Archives: Book Club Fodder
November
20
This Picture of You by Sarah Hopkins
posted by Ms K
I apologise for the spasmodic reviewing on my part. I blame this book. Every time I sat to write the review I became flummoxed. Did I like it? Didn’t I? I remain unsure. My confusion left this review sitting here, in limbo for weeks…… I read This Picture of You and yes, finished it and sure, […]
October
13
This House of Grief by Helen Garner
posted by Ms A
In September this year, an apparently loving father from Lockhardt, NSW shot his wife and three children before killing himself. This incomprehensible tragedy sent shockwaves across the country and left us all scratching for an explanation. By pure co-incidence, Helen Garner’s second non-fiction book based on a case involving a father facing murder charges for […]
September
08
The Children Act by Ian McEwan
posted by Ms A
I have been in a reading rut. I know how bad that sounds coming from the co-founder of a book blog, but the good news is that thanks to this little winner from well known English novelist Ian McEwan, I think I am out. Thank you to Ms K for carrying the load for Readhead during this […]
September
01
The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd
posted by Ms K
Boy, I’m late to the party with this one. The Invention of Wings is everywhere – it has been instagrammed to an inch of it’s life and folk who don’t even like to read are you-tubing their love for it. It has been patiently waiting by my bed for months but I kept skipping over it and choosing […]
August
06
The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P by Adelle Waldman
posted by Ms K
How could I pass up a book so favorably reviewed by Lena Dunham (GIRLS fame) and Alain de Botton (Philosopher at large)? These two people are poles apart but I admire them both so when I saw they loved this book (joining the 100 other love-struck reviewers!), I reckoned it was worth a look-see. This […]
June
11
Psychos by Babe Walker
posted by Ms K
How do you follow on from Ms A’s beautiful post on A Fine Balance? I had severe review envy but being the generous soul that she is, Ms A gave me a clue to what we should review next by mentioning ‘first world problems’ and there is no better book to showcase this phenomena than Babe Walker’s latest. […]
May
02
Frog Music by Emma Donaghue
posted by Ms K
My house could have exploded while I was reading this book and I wouldn’t have noticed. It’s that good and is another masterstroke by Emma Donaghue. I admit I was a little nervous with the author as the last book I read of hers was Room and I still feel ill when I think about it too much – […]
April
24
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
posted by Ms A
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 […]
April
15
The Silent Wife by A.S.A Harrison
posted by Ms K
Jeeze Louise, I still haven’t warmed up after reading this little number. It is ice cold – not the refreshing kind, the evil kind my friends. Nasty. But I loved it and zoomed through it. It is a dirty, dangerous tale and is therefore, utterly compelling. This offering is not dissimilar to Gone Girl – the he said, […]
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