Ok, first up I apologise for posting about a book published in the early 80s but hear me out. Firstly Tracks is about to be released as a movie so it has relevance, agree? And secondly, and most importantly, I never, ever, ever EVER re-read a book. Except this one. Tracks was my coming of […]
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 […]
September
06
High Sobriety by Jill Stark
posted by Ms K
This tale is designed to stir, not shake…..it’s a window into the world of our Aussie drinking culture told by Jill Stark who was, by day, a newspaper journalist who wrote about the demons of alcohol and at night and weekends, wrote herself totally off. And man, this chick can drink…..or could……until she gave it […]
August
27
Before I Go To Sleep by S.J.Watson
posted by Ms K
This book gave me nightmares so quite frankly, I wish I did not read it before going to sleep. I think I am, four days later, still traumatized. Winner of UK Crime Thriller of the Year, this book delivers. The feeling it left me with was that horrifying scene in When A Stranger Calls where the […]
August
07
The Light Between Oceans by M.L.Stedman
posted by Ms K
This book should come with a warning – Will Need Kleenex! Perhaps next print-run, consider a wee box of tissues as Gift with Purchase, Author? I spent the last wonderful chapter weeping until I hit a sobbing crescendo from page 345 onwards…..Boy-oh-Boy, what a great story. There is a reason this book is on the […]
August
07
The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion
posted by Ms K
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 […]
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