Sometimes with books it is all about the timing and this my friends, is the book you read when you are renovating a house. Not to make light of this masterful novel that details the horrific realities of life in India in the 1970’s, but I did wonder if the expression “first world problem” was coined by someone who had just put […]
Category Archives: Grab it Now
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
23
The Most of Nora Ephron
posted by Ms K
Hello, I’m Ms K and I am addicted to Nora Ephron. She is my literary drug. There is no cure to this illness, and I don’t want one. It’s love. Run, don’t walk to your local bookshop and buy, buy, buy ANYTHING from Nora. You will be forever better for it. In fact buy ten of […]
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 […]
February
11
Eyrie by Tim Winton
posted by Ms K
Firstly, I have a confession. I carried this book with me during my recent travels – my copy of Eyrie has seen some pretty amazing places all from a cosy possie in the bottom of my carry bag – where it stayed. I.Did.Not.Open.It.Once! Not even on the various excruciatingly long plane rides. I would […]
February
08
The Little Paris Kitchen and Little French Kitchen by Rachel Khoo
posted by Ms K
Yes, this is a review of cook books. I am busting out. Truth be told, cook books are my favourite books. I love them. I daydream with them. I cook what’s in them. I shop because of them. I have WAY too many of them but they make me happy. And fat probably too but […]
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
12
May We Be Forgiven by A.M Homes
posted by Ms K
Listen up. If you read my review of The Dinner ( or you have read the book itself ), I am here to tell you THIS IS WHAT THE DINNER PROMISED TO BE! This is a corker. It’s dark, funny, loving, weird, wonderful. One reviewer described it a tale of an ‘un-airbrushed life’ and that […]
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 […]
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