Ninepins
I’ve read a couple of books by Rosy Thornton now and liked them so when I had the chance to …
Category Archives: Reviews
A History of the World in 100 Objects
I’ve been having lots of fun browsing through A History of the World in 100 Objects by Neil MacGregor. The …
On Rereading
In spite of all the gardening over the weekend I did manage to finish reading On Rereading by Patricia Meyer …
Fly Away Peter
Two little dicky birds sitting on a wall, One named Peter, one named Paul. Fly away Peter, fly away Paul, …
Q’s Legacy
If you are a fan of Helene Hanff’s 84 Charing Cross Road you will love her book Q’s Legacy. It …
The New Republic
I’ve not read Lionel Shriver before but I know she is pretty well thought of so when I had the …
A Tale of Two Cities
You already know about Dickens making frequent use of repetition in A Tale of Two Cities and you also know …
Reading Women
I was interested in reading Stephanie Staal’s Reading Women: How the Great Books of Feminism Changed My Life but had …
The Pleasures of Reading
Outside of school, when I was a kid I pretty much read whatever I wanted to. I went from book …
My Mortal Enemy
My Mortal Enemy by Willa Cather is even short for a novella. It took me about two hours to read …
