...it occurred to me that some folk out there might be looking for a few Christmas book suggestions, so I thought I'd bash out a quick list of books that aren't currently on the bestsellers lists...
Category: Books
Coming to The End
"There is no real ending. It’s just the place where you stop the story" - something I've long known but have only recently come to appreciate...
A Spooky Halloween Read – Slade House
Halloween is the time for Ghosts & Ghouls, Tricks & Treats; Candy, Costumes and more partying than a middle-aged bookworm is cut out for... It's also a great excuse to curl up in front of a warm fire (if you are fortunate to have one) and settle in for a spooky read. If anyone out there got … Continue reading A Spooky Halloween Read – Slade House
5 times the Movie has stolen the show
It’s probably because of how much I love to read that when I do come across a movie that goes beyond the page, it really sticks in my head.
Geiger by Gustaf Skördeman
For fans of I Am Pilgrim (apparently)...
6 books to read for whatever your mood.
I've been stuck for things to read... have you?
The art of adaption / The League Extraordinary Gentlemen
This blog was going to be about how amazing The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (Vol 1) is, but I couldn’t get past the disparity in quality between the comic and the movie…
Utopia Avenue – David Mitchell
Much as I loved reading Utopia Avenue, as I turned over the last page, a small part of me couldn’t help but wonder …what if?
Gravity’s Rainbow – Thomas Pynchon
If I were to draw up a sliding scale, with 'slightly unusual' on one end, and, 'completely unhinged from all conventional reality,' at the other; well, Gravity’s Rainbow is...
Piranesi – by Susanna Clarke
Piranesi’s particular gift is the haunting quiet it instils in your mind...
BOOKS and GIGS and STUFF 