Love Machines by James Muldoon Continue reading
Tag Archives: Julian Barnes
Six Degrees of Separation – from Flashlight to Departure
It’s time for #6degrees. Start at the same place as other wonderful readers, add six books, and see where you end up. Continue reading
I’m waiting for… 2026 edition
Proving that I don’t actually care about my never-really-shrinking-TBR-list are these upcoming 2026 releases that I intend to add to my bookshelf. Continue reading
My Best Books for 2024
I did away with ‘top tens’ a few years ago, and instead I finish the reading year with a recap of the books that are still speaking to me (less about four and five-star ratings, more about what has stuck). Continue reading
Six Degrees of Separation – from Beach Read to Elizabeth Finch
It’s time for #6degrees. Start at the same place as other wonderful readers, add six books, and see where you end up. Continue reading
My Latest Listens
Holding Tight, Letting Go by Sarah Hughes Continue reading
Sample Saturday – ballooning, DNA, and the Berlin Wall
Sample Saturday is when I wade through the eleventy billion samples I have downloaded on my Kindle. I’m slowly chipping away and deciding whether it’s buy or bye. Continue reading
Short reviews of four short books
The Noise of Time by Julian Barnes Continue reading
Bookish (and not so bookish) Thoughts
01. Bruce last week at Hanging Rock. It was a perfect night. Continue reading
Six Degrees of Separation – from The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo to
It’s time for #6Degrees, and it’s soooo easy to play – join us!
This month’s chain begins with Stieg Larsson’s Nordic thriller, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (thanks to Maria Helena for this suggestion). I haven’t read this book and when looking for clues to start my chain, I came across Paul’s review on Goodreads. Paul is possibly my favourite Goodreads reviewer – although our opinions don’t always match, he never fails to make me laugh. And I really laughed when I read his one-star take on The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes – Continue reading