The Dispossessed was the first book I read in 2022 – and what a way to start the year! Although in terms of review, it poses quite a challenge. It’s …
Book Review: The Dispossessed, by Ursula K. Le Guin
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Why climb TBR Mountain if it’s such a challenge?
There must come a time in every mountaineer’s life, where they find themselves shivering in a windswept tent, thousands of miles away from and above civilisation, and they think to …
A flash review of every book I’ve read in 2021
2021 was a great year for me in terms of reading. Here’s a super-short review of all the books I read in the past 12 months, and which was my …
The Lamplighters review: a beautifully written character study with an underwhelming mystery at its heart
Cornwall, 1972. Three keepers vanish from a remote lighthouse, miles from the shore. The entrance door is locked from the inside. The clocks have stopped. The Principal Keeper’s weather log describes …
I loved this book – so why can’t I review it?
I feel like I’ve fallen at the first hurdle of this book blogging malarkey. The formula is simple, right? Read book, write down thoughts, publish thoughts (after making sure they …
Christmas Book Haul and Tackling My TBR Pile
Firstly, excuse the lack of a ‘Happy New Year’ greeting. It’s just been announced that the UK is back in total lockdown again, so 2021 isn’t off to a very …
DNFing a book – and it wasn’t even that bad
I’m going to abandon my current read. Blue Remembered Earth, by Alastair Reynolds, will be added to the rather short list of books I started and then gave up on. …
Discovering the third-life crisis, and remembering what I used to love
Once upon a time, a young boy (who then grew into an old boy and then, paradoxically, a young man) used to fill his time with hobbies. He’d lay on …