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I have to start coming up with better titles than 3-in-1s 3 Dec 2012 | 03:25 pm
Continuing with my new-found lazy way of writing about books – here’s another 3-in-1. So let’s start off with… Jeph Loeb – Batman -The Long Halloween This is my first ever Batman comic and supposedly ...
5 27 Nov 2012 | 08:02 pm
WordPress reminded me: 5 years, 4 days. And this is my first post in almost a month. Oups?
3-in-1 1 Nov 2012 | 08:26 pm
3 really is the magic number by the look of things. Swimming Home – Deborah Levy This was a very pleasant surprise. Booker nominee – that’s about I knew of the book before opening it (or rather, befor...
3-in-1s 16 Oct 2012 | 01:56 pm
You guys – and when I say “you guys” I know I mostly mean random people on the internet who just wandered here for the first and only time looking for something about Cloud Atlas or ASoIaF (Hi, there!...
Last Orders 15 Sep 2012 | 01:40 pm
Graham Swift’s novel is a walk down memory lane following the death of a friend and, to my surprise, won the Booker in 1996. Ray (Lucky Ray), Vic, Lenny and Vince (the deceased’s sort-of-son) go on a ...
The Fifth Head of Cerberus 12 Sep 2012 | 01:40 pm
The three novellas collected under this title pose, at their core, the question of identity – and you can (and should, if you have the time) read a whole essay on this. The narrative in all 3 takes pl...
Freedom 1 Sep 2012 | 05:28 pm
Freedom, Mr. Franzen’s long awaited follow-up to The Corrections was at once engaging and completely frustrating to me. Still a family drama (like the former) the latter focuses on a Patty & Walter Be...
Bring up the bodies 30 Jul 2012 | 09:38 pm
The order goes to the Tower, “Bring up the bodies”. Here we have the adventures of Thomas Cromwell, Hand to the King, part 2. Whatever you loved (or hated) about Wolf Hall you’ll surely find in Br...
Would you all stop yelling in our apartment! You are ruining moving day for us! 17 Jul 2012 | 03:36 pm
OK, so maybe it’s not the best title, but it’s the best I can do after 4 days of moving-related activities. I’m dead tired (and I didn’t do all the heavy lifting) – and, even if I don’t usually write ...
A short history of nearly everything 25 Jun 2012 | 12:16 am
There are three stages of scientific discovery: first people deny that it’s true, then they deny that it’s important, finally, they credit the wrong person. If at first you don’t succeed, try, try ag...
