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Review of ‘Utopia’ by Heidi Sopinka

07/08/2022 nsford 2 Comments

What if Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca had been set in the 1970s Californian artist community? It might be a little…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: art, books, fiction, Heidi Sopinka, reviews

Review of ‘Enbury Heath’ by Stella Gibbons

03/08/2022 nsford 6 Comments

Published only 3 years after her debut, Cold Comfort Farm, this is a thinly-veiled autobiographical novel which is set in…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, fiction, reviews, Stella Gibbons

Should fictional characters be ‘likeable’?

01/08/2022 nsford 15 Comments

It’s a common complaint in book reviews that the characters in a book are unlikeable. My question is, do we…

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Posted in: Reading Filed under: fiction, reading

Review of ‘The Temple House Vanishing’ by Rachel Donohue

27/07/2022 nsford 4 Comments

A mysterious, atmospheric debut novel. I found this a very compelling book with a Picnic at Hanging Rock vibe, a…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, fiction, Rachel Donohue, reviews

Review of ‘Waiting for Saturday’ by Catherine Morrison

25/07/2022 nsford Leave a comment

This short contemporary novel brings our attention to the signs of domestic abuse and coercive control by a partner. It’s…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, Catherine Morrison, fiction, reviews

Review of ‘Utopia Avenue’ by David Mitchell

19/07/2022 nsford 2 Comments

I didn’t like Cloud Atlas. I didn’t like Slade House. Why did I read another David Mitchell book? Well, I…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, David Mitchell, fiction, music, reviews

Review of ‘Yinka, Where Is Your Huzband?’ by Lizzie Damilola Blackburn

13/07/2022 nsford 2 Comments

A warm-hearted rom-com / journey of self-discovery which I enjoyed reading. It’s an excellent debut. Inevitably, as with any contemporary…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, fiction, Lizzie Damilola Blackburn, reviews

Review of ‘Burmese Days’ by George Orwell

05/07/2022 nsford 2 Comments

Orwell’s first novel is quite a tough read, not for the writing style but for the content. It’s based on…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, fiction, George Orwell, reviews

Review of ‘Life Ceremony’ by Sayaka Murata

03/07/2022 nsford 4 Comments

A weird, grotesque collection of short stories which engages with concepts of morality and humanity. Most of the content requires…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, fiction, reviews, Sayaka Murata, short stories, translations

Review of ‘The Measure’ by Nikki Erlick

30/06/2022 nsford 2 Comments

How long is a piece of string? Or rather, how long is YOUR piece of string? The concept of this…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, fiction, Nikki Erlick, reviews

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