Arthur C. Clarke – The Sands of Mars [REVIEW]
Title: The Sands of Mars Author: Arthur C. Clarke Type: Fiction Page Count/Review Word Count: 208 Rating: 4/5 The Sands of Mars has all of the hallmarks of a classic Arthur C. Clarke novel, and that...
View ArticleShirley Jackson – We Have Always Lived in the Castle [REVIEW]
Title: We Have Always Lived in the Castle Author: Shirley Jackson Type: Fiction Page Count/Review Word Count: 170 Rating: 5/5 This is easily one of the best books that I’ve read this year, a true...
View ArticlePeter James – Picture You Dead [REVIEW]
Title: Picture You Dead Author: Peter James Type: Fiction Page Count/Review Word Count: 454 Rating: 4/5 I’m a big fan of Peter James and his Roy Grace books, and this latest instalment in the series...
View ArticleB. A. Paris – The Prisoner [REVIEW]
Title: The Prisoner Author: B. A. Paris Type: Fiction Page Count/Review Word Count: 394 Rating: 4/5 This is my second B. A. Paris book after I read and loved Behind Closed Doors. This one is much the...
View ArticleCharles Dickens – The Pickwick Papers [REVIEW]
Title: The Pickwick Papers Author: Charles Dickens Type: Fiction Page Count/Review Word Count: 801 Rating: 3/5 This is Dickens’ first book, and I’d have to say that you can tell. I think that’s...
View ArticlePaula Hawkins – A Slow Fire Burning [REVIEW]
Title: A Slow Fire Burning Author: Paula Hawkins Type: Fiction Page Count/Review Word Count: 384 Rating: 3.5/5 This is my second book by Paula Hawkins, because back in the day I read The Girl on the...
View ArticleMadeleine Miller – Circe [REVIEW]
Title: Circe Author: Madeleine Miller Type: Fiction Page Count/Review Word Count: 337 Rating: 4/5 This is my first brush with Madeleine Miller, although I also want to read The Song of Achilles, and I...
View ArticleTerry Pratchett – The Compleat Ankh-Morpork [REVIEW]
Title: The Compleat Ankh-Morpork Author: Terry Pratchett Type: Non-Fiction/Fiction Page Count/Review Word Count: 130 Rating: 4/5 This book is basically another one of the supplementary books that sits...
View ArticleLouis Theroux – Theroux the Keyhole [REVIEW]
Title: Theroux the Keyhole Author: Louis Theroux Type: Non-Fiction Page Count/Review Word Count: 374 Rating: 4/5 Do you remember during the COVID-19 pandemic and its associated lockdowns when people...
View ArticleJames Acaster – James Acaster’s Classic Scrapes [REVIEW]
Title: James Acaster’s Classic Scrapes Author: James Acaster Type: Non-Fiction Page Count/Review Word Count: 308 Rating: 4/5 This collection of non-fiction comes to us from Scrapemaster General James...
View ArticleAhmed Saadawi – Frankenstein in Baghdad [REVIEW]
Title: Frankenstein in Baghdad Author: Ahmed Saadawi Type: Fiction Page Count/Review Word Count: 278 Rating: 4/5 This book is a literary prize winner, and with good reason. So, where do we begin?...
View ArticleDanny Wallace – The Day the Screens Went Blank [REVIEW]
Title: The Day the Screens Went Blank Author: Danny Wallace Type: Fiction Page Count/Review Word Count: 234 Rating: 4/5 This is a children’s book, but with a difference. In this case, that difference...
View ArticleArthur C. Clarke and Gentry Lee – Rama II [REVIEW]
Title: Rama II Author: Arthur C. Clarke and Gentry Lee Type: Fiction Page Count/Review Word Count: 382 Rating: 4/5 This book sees a return to Rama, which was of particular interest to me because...
View ArticleSophie Hannah – A Room Swept White [REVIEW]
Title: A Room Swept White Author: Sophie Hannah Type: Fiction Page Count/Review Word Count: 474 Rating: 4/5 I’m not too sure what I was expecting when I went into this one, but I’m pretty sure that...
View ArticleBayou Magazine – Issue #78 [REVIEW]
Title: Issue #78 Author: Bayou Magazine Type: Fiction/Non-Fiction/Poetry Page Count/Review Word Count: 124 Rating: 4/5 This is another short but sweet little literary magazine which I believe I was...
View ArticleArthur C. Clarke and Frederick Pohl – The Last Theorem [REVIEW]
Title: The Last Theorem Author: Arthur C. Clarke and Frederick Pohl Type: Fiction Page Count/Review Word Count: 432 Rating: 4/5 As far as I can tell, The Last Theorem is the last of Arthur C. Clarke’s...
View ArticleAlan Bennett – A Life Like Other People’s [REVIEW]
Title: A Life Like Other People’s Author: Alan Bennett Type: Non-Fiction Page Count/Review Word Count: 242 Rating: 4/5 Part of Untold Stories, apparently. It kind of feels as though Bennett is on a...
View ArticleRob Wilkins – Terry Pratchett: A Life with Footnotes [REVIEW]
Title: Terry Pratchett: A Life with Footnotes Author: Rob Wilkins Type: Non-Fiction Page Count/Review Word Count: 524 Rating: 5/5 I’ve been looking forward to getting to this book for a while, but...
View ArticleJ. G. Ballard – The Day of Creation [REVIEW]
Title: The Day of Creation Author: J. G. Ballard Type: Fiction Page Count/Review Word Count: 288 Rating: 3.5/5 This book isn’t Ballard’s best, but I do think that it’s the kind of book that only...
View ArticleBarack Obama – A Promised Land [REVIEW]
Title: A Promised Land Author: Barack Obama Type: Non-Fiction Page Count/Review Word Count: 784 Rating: 4/5 Well, here we go. We’ve got a heckin’ chunker on our hands with this one. A Promised Land is...
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