Having talked about Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale last week, I (of course) didn’t start reading either Fahrenheit 451 or 1984, even though I have the one on my shelf and the other on my Kindle. Of course not. After all, one needs a small break from contemplating how close humanity is to doing something…
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Margaret Atwood’s Handmaid’s Tale, & Unsettling Reads
I think it’s fair to say that, over the past few (or ten) years, my tastes have moved from darker, more dystopian books to things that are, shall we say, a little lighter. From China Mieville and Clive Barker to Alexander McCall Smith’s 44 Scotland Street series and John Connolly’s Samuel Johnson books. Which isn’t…
What Should I Read? Holiday Book Recommendations Needed!
Arm yourself, lovely readers! I need holiday book recommendations! Well, maybe not “need”. In fact, almost definitely not. But I really want them, so I’m going to call it a need. As some of you may be aware, I’m off down to Tonga again, and as this video goes up I’ll probably be doing a…
I’ve Never Seen the Princess Bride – But I Read It…
So, I have a confession to make. *removes all throw-able objects from the immediate vicinity* I’ve never seen The Princess Bride. Until this month, I’d never even read it. *ducks* *checks if it’s safe* *creeps back out* Now, you may or may not know that a few other authors and I set up a lovely…
The Joys & Difficulties of Books in Dialect
A new book chat video regarding reading books in dialect in which, for no reason I can understand, I suddenly transform into an elderly farmer-pirate, and never quite recover. In my defence, the cat did manage to convince me that it was 6 a.m. rather than 5 a.m. when she woke me this morning, so…