Sam read this book first, told me it was quite good, and put it on my pile of books in the Reading Room. (Speaking of which, my system has b...

I spent most of this book not enjoying myself. Which is odd, because (as I'm sure I've mentioned before) I really like Ann Patchett...

My Phantoms  is narrated by Bridget, but we don't learn much about her through the course of the book; rather, we are treated to an inte...

I really enjoyed this creepy little story. I think it would lend itself well to a creepy little movie, which is not surprising as Susan Hill...

I am proud of myself for having read something by Virginia Woolf. (Now you know that I am not afraid.) However, I do not think I am interest...

Sam suggested that I should read something I knew I would enjoy for my birthday weekend. I think he meant that I should re-read something I ...

  I feel I'm at a loss for words over this gritty, quirky, dark story told from the point of view of Edie, a young black woman in New Yo...

I had two main purposes in reading this book. First, to discover what the Green New Deal actually comprises (because all I really knew up un...

The Night Tige r is a story of weretigers, Confucian virtues and murder in 1930s Malaysia. It is told from two points of view: that of Ren, ...

Despite its title, Burkeman's is not the usual time management book. If you want a 1-2-3 for "here's what you do to make the mo...

Here’s a little book I picked up a while back and have been reading very slowly ever since. When I first saw it at Books-A-Million, I though...

I liked this less than other books by Cusk that I've read. I somehow found it less easy to identify with or engage with. It's the st...