Literary Fiction Mini-Reviews #2
Title: The Stranger Author: Albert Camus First Publication: 1942 The Stranger is a short novel written by Nobel-prize winner essentialist-but-not-really Camus. There are a few things you should know...
View ArticleReading Classics: To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf
I read this book as part of the Classics Club Challenge – I challenged myself to read fifty classics picked by me in the next three years. To find out more, you can see my list or visit the Classics...
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Title: Disgrace Author: J.M. Coetzee First Publication: 1999 Like many post-modern literary novels, Disgrace starts with sex. Professor David Lurie thinks he has everything worked out. Once a week he...
View ArticleReview: Of Things Gone Astray by Janina Matthewson
Title: Of Things Gone Astray Author: Janina Matthewson Series: Stand-alone Rating: 5 Stars 288 pages Expected publication February 3rd 2015 by The Friday Project Review copy received from the...
View ArticleReview: The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton
Title: The Miniaturist Author: Jessie Burton Series: Standalone Rating: 3 Stars 435 pages Published July 3rd 2014 by Picador Bought Goodreads | Amazon | Book Depository There are three reasons I...
View ArticleReview: The Stepford Wives by Ira Levin
Title: The Stepford Wives Author: Ira Levin Series: Standalone Rating: 3 Stars 135 pages Published July 23rd 2002 by Perennial Read on Scribd Goodreads | Amazon | Book Depository Unlike most of my...
View ArticleReview: Black Moon by Kenneth Calhoun
Title: Black Moon Author: Kenneth Calhoun Series: Standalone Rating: 4 Stars 288 pages Published January 20th 2015 by Hogarth Review copy received from the publisher Goodreads | Amazon | Book...
View ArticleClassics Mini Reviews #1
Title: Jane Eyre Author: Charlotte Bronte First Publication: 1847 Jane Eyre starts with Jane’s terrible childhood and the awful conditions she faces at school, until she becomes a governess. Though...
View ArticleReview: The Owl Killers by Karen Maitland
Title: The Owl Killers Author: Karen Maitland Series: Standalone Rating: 4 Stars 640 pages Published March 1st 2010 by Penguin Books Bought Goodreads | Amazon | Book Depository I don’t often read...
View ArticleReview: The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton
Title: The Luminaries Author: Eleanor Catton Series: Standalone Rating: 3 Stars 848 pages Published October 15th 2013 by Little, Brown and Company Received as present Goodreads | Amazon | Book...
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