The beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri
This was chosen by my book club as their next read, I’m not sure I would have picked it up otherwise,...
6 July 2020
The little snake by A. L. Kennedy
I had no idea what this was about when I first picked it up. It was mentioned to me in passing...
31 May 2020
The machine stops by E. M. Forster
I came across mention of this story over on Metafilter and, while I have heard of Forster I’ve never read1 any...
30 May 2020
Network effect by Martha Wells
The Murderbot Diaries #5 I love Murderbot! and all the robot pals. Also don’t be put off by this being the...
28 May 2020
Sixteenth Watch by Myke Cole
I’ve been meaning to read a Myke Cole book for a while now. His name is one that’s been out there...
30 April 2020
Assassin’s Fate by Robin Hobb
Fitz and the Fool ; Book 3 The Realm of the Elderlings #16 So the trilogy comes to an end. And...
14 April 2020
Fool’s Quest by Robin Hobb
The Fitz and the Fool ; book 2 The Realm of the Elderlings #15 As I loved The Fool’s Assassin as...
9 April 2020
Fool’s Assassin by Robin Hobb
The Fitz and the Fool ; book 1 Realm of the Elderlings #14 Okay, so years and years ago, so many...
2 April 2020
The water dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates
I haven’t read a great many books set in the “old south”. Many years ago I did read Gone with the...
3 February 2020
1917 dir. by Sam Mendes
I wasn’t too sure what I was going to make of this film before I saw it. War films can be...
12 January 2020
White women LOL by Curtis Sittenfeld
Read it online at The Oprah Magazine A short story showing that racism is a whole lot more complicated than your...
7 January 2020
How to stop time by Matt Haig
This is only the third book by Haig that I’ve read, but I’ve enjoyed them all and really like his style...
17 November 2019