What a delicious literary romp this one was. I devoured it in 24 hours. Described as a 1930s screwball comedy updated for 2013 is spot on. This book has that vintage charm and quirkiness in spades. There is something ‘other worldly’ about this tale. No doubt about it, Don Tillman our leading man is peculiar […]
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
29
I Take You by Nikki Gemmell
posted by Ms K
Nikki, Nikki, Nikki…..I am left wondering if you actually liked this book. I know you wrote it but I was left with this sense that you didn’t even think the characters were enough so you introduced those beautiful chapter quotes by Virginia Woolf. I loved those. I hated the rest. And this made me quite […]
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 […]
July
11
Big Brother by Lionel Shriver
posted by Ms A
If you are in a book club, you need to workshop this book around a very large platter of triple cream cheese, pate and nuts and then see who dares to partake. It is perfect book club fodder in every sense. Firstly, it is written by the highly credible and well respected author of “We Need to Talk […]
June
29
Jamaica by Malcolm Knox
posted by Ms A
If you ever want to get inside the head of a contemporary middle aged male, read a Malcolm Knox novel. You wont like what you see. Jamaica is one of Malcolm Knox’s first novels and has been on my bookshelf for about 12 months just waiting patiently for my attention. It is only now that am […]
June
26
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce
posted by Ms K
‘The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry’s’ pilgrimage into my own hands was a little bit of divine intervention. This book came to me at a time when I needed it most – even though I didn’t know it then – and Harold, oh how I love thee for it. This read is an absolute beauty. […]
June
25
Lola Bensky by Lily Brett
posted by Ms K
For anyone who loves Lily Brett, I don’t need to tell you ‘read this!’. It is Lily Brett at her neurotic best. Lily Brett is not easy to capture or describe but she remains my favourite authors. Of. All. Time. EVER. Her collection are my most lent books in my library. I always give them […]
June
23
The Imperfectionists by Tom Rachman
posted by Ms A
I desperately want to meet this author. I think I would really like him. I also think it would help me understand what the hell he was thinking when he wrote the Imperfectionists. Maybe he was having a bad time at work and just imagining what all of his journalist colleagues were getting up to at home on the weekends or […]
April
04
Gina Reinhardt
posted by Ms A
At first I thought this book may have been a propaganda exercise for the “Let WA Succeed” movement but I’m afraid there is no getting around the fact it is an Australian story and an incredible one at that. Sometimes great stories can only be truly absorbed when enough time has passed to allow for reflection. With […]
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