I heard Chris Hadfield interviewed about this book on the radio, and I remembered him from the images on tv of him singing ‘Ground Control to Major Tom’ whilst floating in a space ship and thought he seemed like a fun guy and I was intrigued to read his book. I love the Andy WeirContinue reading “The Apollo Murders (Audiobook) – Chris Hadfield – 10.01.22”
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The Silence of the Girls – Pat Barker – 03.01.22
This is a novelisation of the Trojan War from the perspective of a female slave inside the Greek camp. I’m not well up on Ancient Greek history or mythology, but other reviewers on Amazon says it’s pretty true to the Iliad and other texts. If I’m honest, I was quite bored by it and found itContinue reading “The Silence of the Girls – Pat Barker – 03.01.22”
Review of 2021s reading
I read/listened to 77 books in 2021 (down from 103 in 2020, but then I wasn’t furloughed this year!). For me I think the stand out book I read on kindle was Susanna Clarke’s Piranesi, and my favourite audiobooks of the year were Hail Mary, by Andy Weir and Lycanthropy and other Chronic Illnesses byContinue reading “Review of 2021s reading”
The Day That Never Comes: The Dublin Trilogy – Caimh McDonnell – 22.12.21
I’m only realising now that I had read this book before. Only because when I was trying to save the book cover image, my computer already had it saved from 2018! That aside, it’s the third book by Caimh McDonnell that I’ve read in a row, and I’m starting to think you can get tooContinue reading “The Day That Never Comes: The Dublin Trilogy – Caimh McDonnell – 22.12.21”
Angels in the Moonlight: A prequel to the Dublin Trilogy – Caimh McDonnell – 17.12.21
Having loved The Stranger Times so much, I revisited Caimh McDonnell’s Dublin Trilogy with this prequel. It gives you some backstory to Bunny McGarry and I couldn’t help but fall in love with his character – the epitome of gruff heart of gold beat up the bad guys to save the vulnerable type of person,Continue reading “Angels in the Moonlight: A prequel to the Dublin Trilogy – Caimh McDonnell – 17.12.21”
The Stranger Times: Stranger Times, Book 1 – C. K. McDonnell – 12.12.21
This is just the kind of book I love (in a guilty pleasure kind of way, although, there’s nothing to feel guilty about!). It’s set in a failing newspaper company that produces paranormal stories. The head editor is a grumpy Irishman (like your man in Black Books who owned the shop and shouted at customers)Continue reading “The Stranger Times: Stranger Times, Book 1 – C. K. McDonnell – 12.12.21”
Bill Bailey’s Remarkable Guide to Happiness – Bill Bailey – 05.12.21
This is a nice happy little book. I really like Bill Bailey’s quirky observational humour and he seems like a likeable person who finds joy in the little things and this book brought me joy – in fact I laughed out loud several times while reading it. Nothing ground breaking, just a look at someContinue reading “Bill Bailey’s Remarkable Guide to Happiness – Bill Bailey – 05.12.21”
Persuasion – Jane Austen – (BOOKGROUP) – 02.12.21
This was my bookgroup read for December, and to honest, I found it quite a slog to get through. I know that Jane Austen was quite radically feminist for her era, and yet the book does seem to be all about who is marrying whom, which I found a bit tedious. I’m aware that atContinue reading “Persuasion – Jane Austen – (BOOKGROUP) – 02.12.21”
The Sandman: Act II – Neil Gaiman (AUDIOBOOK) – 29.11.21
The main arc of this audiobook is that the keys of hell have been given to Morpheus and he must decide what to do with them. Many interested parties descend on him to threaten, promise, cajole or bribe him to try to get the keys for themselves. Also, the one love of Morpheus’s existence hasContinue reading “The Sandman: Act II – Neil Gaiman (AUDIOBOOK) – 29.11.21”
A Narrow Door – Joanne Harris – 24.11.21
This is the fourth book set in the fictional town of Malbry and the third set at St Oswald’s, proceeded by Gentlemen and Players, Blueeyedboy and Different Class. I’ve read and enjoyed all the books in the series, in fact, it was the shocking denouement in Gentlemen and Players that inspired the plot of myContinue reading “A Narrow Door – Joanne Harris – 24.11.21”
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