I have a real dose of the last lines blues. I loved this one. It made a tough work-week easier because I could race home at night and just throw myself back into it. It was one of those rare beauties. Rachel Joyce has a special place in my book-loving being because her story The […]
Tag Archives: book-review
September
21
All that I Am by Anna Funder
posted by Ms K
Reading this book, against the current global political backdrop, hits you in all the places. In one breath you think how far we have come as people. In the next breath, you’re winded by your despair. It is chilling when you really let yourself go to places where the horrors of war and treachery are […]
August
10
The Heart’s Invisible Furies by John Boyne
posted by Ms K
Prepare to have your heart broken by John Boyne. This book tells one of the most brutal, gut-wrenching stories I have read. Ever. Ever. But before you start to find the ‘escape’ button on your device to click out of this review, S T O P, because this book is also one of the most […]
July
20
Always Home. Always Homesick by Hannah Kent
posted by Ms K
Hello Flight Centre. Can you please book me a ticket to Iceland stat. I need to see it and maybe even live there. Bold, I know but that, my friends, is what this memoir does to you. If you love Hannah Kent (haven’t met anyone who doesn’t), you’ve probably read this beauty already and I’m […]
July
03
The Long Walk by Stephen King
posted by Ms A
Last month, I took a break from contemporary, literary fiction for a dose of dystopian horror in form of vintage Stephen King. Yes, this book snob read a Stephen King book…and loved every page of it. The Long Walk was not the first of Stephen King’s novels to be published, but it was the first […]
June
30
Memorial Days by Geraldine Brooks
posted by Ms A
It’s a rare book that can be both a guide to the sudden loss of a spouse and a genuinely enjoyable read, but Memorial Days by Geraldine Brooks does just that. With a protective wink, my neighbour and dear friend, slipped me her copy wanting to make sure I had the benefit of any pre-planning […]
April
24
Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
posted by Ms K
Crying in H Mart is a memoir and does exactly what the title says, but it had me Crying in K Mart. If you pick this one up (and I hope you do), grab a box of tissues when you check out because if you’ve lost someone you dearly, dearly loved, your wee heart will […]
March
17
The Safekeep by Yael Van Der Wouden
posted by Ms A
I fell in love with this book the moment I saw it. A small, dusty pink hardback, perched elegantly on the shelf at Glee Books. I took my copy to the counter and the cashier gave me a knowing nod as if I had stumbled onto Chanel at the local Vinnies. I walked home clutching […]
February
21
Butter by Asako Yuzuki
posted by Ms K
I don’t know whether it is reading this book, or a recent trip to Europe in winter which demanded hearty food and too many croissants, but I’m currently eating way too much butter than can be good for me. And I am here for it (apparently it makes your skin glow – or greasy – […]
January
09
All Fours by Miranda July
posted by Ms A
Hold the HRT for this wild and wonderful window into the menopausal mind. In All Fours, a 45-year-old artist, wife and mother is planning a solo road trip from LA to NY for work. With a determination to prove to herself that she’s a steady and reliable person (and not the loose cannon she is […]
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