from Gnomon by Nick Harkaway
a book is not finished until it is read. Harkaway, Nick, Gnomon (William Heinemann, 2017)
18 December 2017
from Gnomon by Nick Harkaway
It was the spring before the vote on our relationship with the European Union, and so I started from what I...
18 December 2017
from Gnomon by Nick Harkaway
I worked as only someone who lives without dependents or lovers can. Harkaway, Nick, Gnomon (William Heinemann, 2017)
18 December 2017
from Gnomon by Nick Harkaway
The right to avoid self-incrimination, the right to die, the right to live, the right to freedom from slavery, freedom of...
18 December 2017
from “Saving the World One Dog at a Time” by Kameron Hurley
This is how you save the world, one life, one act, at a time. Kameron Hurley. (2017). Saving the World One...
8 December 2017
The little homo sapiens scientist by S. L. Huang
You know the story of the little mermaid, well, imagine if the reverse were to happen. A human who wishes to...
8 December 2017
Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett
Discworld series #8 / The City Watch series #1 This is the book. The one that really made me love the...
2 December 2017
The high mountains of Portugal by Yann Martel
This book. I just. Okay, to start with I wasn’t sure I was even going to finish it. Tomás and his...
25 November 2017
The Ice by Laline Paull
It is the near future and the ice caps are melting. The Arctic sea ice is gone, as are almost all...
25 November 2017
from A skinful of shadows by Frances Hardinge
Children are little priests of their parents, watching their every gesture and expression for signs of their divine will.
20 November 2017
The fugitive dir. by Andrew Davies
Do you remember when it was a big deal when a film came on the telly? I can remember the hype...
5 November 2017
Monty Python and the Holy Grail dir. by Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones
I’m not quite sure when I first watched Monty Python and the Holy Grail, but I know I wasn’t too young....
5 November 2017
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