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Kate Saunders: Five Children on the Western Front (2014)
Five Children on the Western Front is a delightful story inspired by E. Nesbit’s famous children’s book Five Children and It. I’m still surprised how much I... Read more
Posted on 26 March 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Guest Interview at Postcards From Asia
I was very honoured when one of my favourite bloggers, Delia from Postcards from Asia, asked me if I would like to take part in her guest post series. Read more
Posted on 23 March 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Emil Hakl: Of Kids and Parents – O Rodičích a Dětech (2002)
I have Stu of Winstonsdad’s Blog to thank for bringing this little gem to my attention. Since he’s hosting an Eastern European Literature Month this March, I... Read more
Posted on 17 March 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Ferdinand Von Schirach: Tabu (2013) – The Girl Who Wasn’t There (2015)
I bought Ferdinand von Schirach’s last novel The Girl Who Wasn’t There – Tabu (Taboo) when it came out in German, but didn’t feel like reading it until now. Read more
Posted on 11 March 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Literary Lost – Viewing Television Through the Lens of Literature
Years ago I caught two episodes of Lost on TV and thought it might be a series I’d enjoy. Only it was aired too late for me, so I gave up. Read more
Posted on 06 March 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Literature and War Readalong March 31 2015: The Disappeared by Kim Echlin
Kim Echlin’s novel on the war in Cambodia is the first title of this year’s Literature and War Readalong.I chose The Disappeared for various reasons the most... Read more
Posted on 03 March 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Deborah Levy: Swimming Home (2011)
Picture this—A dark road in a mountainous area, in the South of France at night. It’s summer. The sound of insects in the dark. A couple is talking in a car. Th... Read more
Posted on 25 February 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Giuseppe Tomasi Di Lampedusa: Il Gattopardo – The Leopard (1958)
Published posthumously, Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa’s only novel Il Gattopardo – The Leopard is one of the most important novels of Italian Literature. Read more
Posted on 16 February 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Pascal Garnier: La Place Du Mort (1997) – The Front Seat Passenger (2014)
I’ve seen French crime writer Pascal Garnier mentioned on so many blogs that I could no longer resist and had to read him. La place du mort – The Front Seat... Read more
Posted on 09 February 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Elizabeth Jane Howard: After Julius (1965)
It is twenty years since Julius died, but his last heroic action still affects the lives of the people he left behind. Emma, his youngest daughter,... Read more
Posted on 04 February 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Laura Kasischke: Mind of Winter (2014)
I wonder sometimes whether authors prefer we read their books very slowly, savouring every word or whether they take it as a compliment if we devour a novel in... Read more
Posted on 29 January 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Yasushi Inoue – Three Short Stories
A review of a collection of Yasushi Inoue’s short stories on the blog 1streading inspired me to look for a book by this author. Luckily I found one just in time... Read more
Posted on 25 January 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Emily St. John Mandel: Station Eleven (2014)
Another post-apocalyptic novel and one that so many have reviewed already. Still, I have to write about Station Eleven because it’s such an impressive book... Read more
Posted on 20 January 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Phil Rickman: The Smile of a Ghost (2005) Merrily Watkins Series
In the affluent, historic town of Ludlow, a teenage boy dies in a fall from the castle ruins. Accident or suicide? No great mystery, so why does the boy’s uncle... Read more
Posted on 16 January 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Marcus Sedgwick: Floodland (2000)
Marcus Sedgwick has been on my radar for a while. I’ve seen more than one enthusiastic review of his books. He’s regularly nominated for awards and has won a... Read more
Posted on 14 January 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Richard Flanagan: The Narrow Road to the Deep North (2014)
In December I left an overhasty comment on Bellezza’s blog (here). She’d reviewed Richard Flanagan’s Booker Prize winning novel The Narrow Road to the Deep... Read more
Posted on 09 January 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Je Suis Charlie – Ich Bin Charlie – I Am Charlie – Yo Soy Charlie – Io Sono...
I finally got a chance to watch Bernhard Wicki's famous anti-war movie The Bridge - Die Brücke, in which a group of sixteen-year-old high school students... Read more
Posted on 08 January 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Lauren Oliver: Rooms (2014)
This is a carryover review from last year. I finished the book before Christmas and wasn’t even going to review it at first – like so many others – but since... Read more
Posted on 07 January 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Letters From a Lost Generation – Literature and War Readalong December 2014
Vera to Edith Brittain Malta, 15 December 1916 I do wonder if I shall ever see Edward again; it is very hard that we should be the generation to suffer the... Read more
Posted on 29 December 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Best Books 2014
I had a feeling this wasn’t a good reading year, but when I went over my posts I saw that I was wrong. I’ve read some outstanding books some of which will stay... Read more
Posted on 22 December 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE