I feel like I’m in both a reading and a reviewing slump at the moment so I’ve decided to write a bunch of mini reviews in the hope that this will revive my will to write full-length reviews. My brain has been like a sieve recently (I blame essay marking) so I’m only including five… Continue reading Midweek Mini Reviews
I don’t think I’ve ever done a recommendations list like this before but I love long poems so I thought it might be nice to share some of my favourites! They’re all over 1,000 lines long (and some are much longer) and I’ve tried to stay away from some of the most popular ones but… Continue reading 10 Long Poems I Love
The month of May was come, when every lust heart beginneth to blossom, and to bring forth fruit ― Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte d’Arthur The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov Summary: One hot spring the devil makes a personal appearance in Moscow accompanied by various demons, including a naked girl and a huge black cat.… Continue reading May 2022 TBR
April was busier than I expected it to be. Teaching ended but marking took over my life for a while and then, after the marking was done, I spent a lot of time applying for jobs and projects. I’m ready for a break. The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yōko Ogawa ★★★★½ Klara and the… Continue reading #MonthlyWrapUp: April 2022
It has been almost two years since I started a new Classics Club list so I thought it’d be a good time to do an update. You can check out my full list here and all of my reviews are tagged with /classic-club-reviews. Year One: 25th April 2020 to 24th April 2021 The Old English… Continue reading The Classics Club 2.0 – Update
Wow, it has been a while since Spring started and I’m only just getting around to reviewing my Winter TBR. Oops. Anyways, here’s what I did and didn’t read. Books I Read Drive your Plow over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk After her two dogs go missing and members of the local… Continue reading Did I Read My Winter 2021 TBR?
Title: White is for WitchingAuthor: Helen OyeyemiPublisher: Picador Date: 2010 (2009)Genre: Contemporary FantasySummary: In a vast, mysterious house on the cliffs near Dover, the Silver family is reeling from the hole punched into its heart. The twins, Miranda and Eliot, and their father, Luc, are mourning the sudden death of Lily, beloved mother and wife. All… Continue reading Book Review: White is for Witching by Helen Oyeyemi
Last year, I wanted to read the entire International Booker Prize longlist but after several disappointments and a few meh books, I lost focus and didn’t read the last few. I have one left on my shelf so I’ll get to it at some point this year. I did find a new favourite from last… Continue reading Books I Want to Read from the International Booker Prize 2022 Longlist
You may not remember but, back in January, I set myself a challenge to read 26 of the 52 unread books that were on my shelves at the time. Anyways, it’s been three months so I’m here with a quarterly update about the books I’ve read and the books I’ve bought. I’ve put an asterisk… Continue reading Read What I Own Challenge 2022 – Quarter 1 Update
O, how this spring of love resembleth / The uncertain glory of an April day ― William Shakespeare, The Two Gentlemen of Verona The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yōko OgawaTranslated by Stephen Snyder Summary: He is a brilliant maths professor with a peculiar problem – ever since a traumatic head injury seventeen years ago, he has… Continue reading April 2022 TBR
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