Well hasn’t this book caused quite the stir for all the wrong reasons. Before I get into that gumf, my message is simple – READ THIS PLEASE – because American Dirt is one hell of a book and Jeanine Cummins is one hell of a writer. The story is about Mexican woman Lydia and her […]
January
26
The Topeka School by Ben Lerner
posted by Ms A
I’ll admit it, I found this book a challenge. I would go so far as to say it is the trickiest book I’ve read in years. Swinging between fact and fiction and jumping forward and back in time, reading The Topeka School was the most exercise I did all holiday. The Topeka School is the […]
January
22
The Dutch House by Ann Patchett
posted by Ms K
I always take care of my books. They’re my treasures after all so you won’t see them dog-eared or rough around the edges. Sadly, this book looks like it’s been through the right ringer because well, it has. I haven’t left home without it. Anytime I thought I’d have a spare mo to read in […]
January
12
Fleishman Is In Trouble by Taffy Brodesser-Akner
posted by Ms A
Fleishman is in Trouble by Taffy Brodesser-Akner is one of the hit books of 2019 in the USA. It was released in June with hit reviews and by September, there was a 10-party bidding war for TV rights. Taffy Brodesser-Akner is best known in the USA as a writer for GQ Magazine and the New […]
January
01
Holiday Reads by Ms K
posted by Ms K
Happy New Year Readheads. Phew we made it. There is so much going on in our news right now I feel like it’s the only thing I’m reading – and I am, quite frankly, exhausted. Fortunately, in between being glued to bushfire updates and other shockers, I’ve forced myself to retreat to quiet corners and […]
December
01
The Weekend by Charlotte Wood
posted by Ms A
It’s Christmas time and three seventy something female friends have come together to clean out a beach house. The house was owned by their fourth friend, Sylvie, who has recently died. There is a lot of work to do, so the surviving friends get started cleaning cupboards while trying to fill the gaps left by […]
October
29
The Farm by Joanne Ramos
posted by Ms K
It’s not often I’m at a loss for words Readheads, but Joanne Ramos can take a bow because this book left me rather speechless. Privately I am sure my family is rejoicing, but it’s a sensation I’m not used to experiencing and I don’t like it….just like I really didn’t like some people in this […]
October
21
The Martian by Andy Weir – Guest review by Sebastian aged 12
posted by Ms A
“I guess you could call it a “failure”, but I prefer the term “learning experience.” Sol 23: Today I read The Martian. Not all of it, but enough of it to read it all throughout the day and into the night. I promised to myself “After this chapter, no actually, after this one, no, I can […]
October
20
The Testaments by Margaret Atwood
posted by Ms A
Praise be! I finished a book. The year started so well, but by Easter I had lost control of the laundry v reading life equation. Trust Margaret Atwood to return my domestic equilibrium. Like her or not, it is impossible not to finish a Margaret Atwood book. The Testaments is the highly anticipated sequel to […]
September
04
Three Women by Lisa Taddeo
posted by Ms K
I literally just finished this book minutes ago and here I am furiously trying to get my head together because Readheads, we NEED to talk about it. This is an incredible book (I think it has a gazillion awards too) but let’s just take a sweet moment to consider how these three women came to […]
