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Category: Review
Infinite Jest – David Foster Wallace
So, the question faced, as I try to write a review of Infinite Jest is:- how do you write a review of Infinite Jest, without writing a book about Infinite Jest?
Dead Lions – Mick Herron
So, this is fun read. Simple as...
Antkind – Charlie Kaufman
I was browsing bookshops (trying to send a little love back to my favourite shops in Dublin, who've suffered right along with every other realtor under the 2020 Lockdown), and on one of the show tables I caught the name Charlie Kaufman...
Wise Blood – A review (of sorts)
By Lee Cross I was gifted Flannery O'Connor's Wise Blood for Christmas; and like all presents from loved ones, I immediately came to cherish the book and very much enjoyed the read (not simply due to the pleasure derived from the book itself, but also from the enjoyment of knowing that someone I hold in … Continue reading Wise Blood – A review (of sorts)
Waiting for Godot – Samuel Beckett
"We always find something...to give us the impression we exist" I've had this little book, on my shelf at home, for as long as I can remember (left by a friend, once upon a when), which calls itself Waiting for Godot. If you were to ask why I've never opened the book, I'm not sure … Continue reading Waiting for Godot – Samuel Beckett
