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Review: Full Dark, No Stars
Full Dark, No Stars by Stephen King My rating: 4 of 5 stars This novella collection was a mixed bag. All were written with Stephen King’s usual relaxed and readable style, but a few felt lazy, as though he rushed them down without exploring and developing the what-if’s like he normally does. Fair Extension is…
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Review: Jeeves and the Wedding Bells
Jeeves and the Wedding Bells by Sebastian Faulks My rating: 4 of 5 stars Note: I received a free copy of this book from NetGalley in place of an honest review. I must confess I’ve never read Wodehouse. He’s one of the authors who’s persistently remained midway on my to-read list, keeping Chekhov and Elmore…
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Review: Digging to America
Digging to America by Anne Tyler My rating: 5 of 5 stars I read Anne Tyler’s ‘Accidental Tourist’ many years ago, so long ago that I wouldn’t be able to remember the plot if the film hadn’t refreshed my memory. But one thing I clearly remember about that novel was quality of the writing –…
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Review: American Psycho
American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis My rating: 5 of 5 stars View all my reviews
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Review: Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency
Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams My rating: 4 of 5 stars I was really looking forward to this book. I reread Hitchhikers recently and have watched the Stephen Mangan’s Dirk Gently production and loved them both. As an aside, I provided the crew’s electricity for the fish and chip shop scene. A…
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Review: 11.22.63
11.22.63 by Stephen King My rating: 5 of 5 stars View all my reviews
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Review: Look Who’s Back
Look Who’s Back by Timur Vermes My rating: 5 of 5 stars Note: I received a free copy of this book from NetGalley in place of an honest review. It’s easy to take offence at the concept of ‘Look Who’s Back’ (Hitler miraculously regenerates in modern-day Berlin) but read it first before making a judgement.…
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Review: Narcopolis
Narcopolis by Jeet Thayil My rating: 4 of 5 stars Narcopolis is a rambling story consumed within a narcotic haze that flits between characters and times, drifting decades at a time. It’s hard to explain what the story is about. Imagine trying to recall a dream: some parts will be clear, others foggy and unclear,…
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Review: Page After Page: Discover the Confidence & Passion You Need to Start Writing & Keep Writing
Page After Page: Discover the Confidence & Passion You Need to Start Writing & Keep Writing by Heather Sellers My rating: 3 of 5 stars ‘Page after page’ is one of those books that probably sits better with American readers, no offence to my friends on the other side of the Atlantic. Us Brits are…
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Review: The Lie
The Lie by Helen Dunmore My rating: 5 of 5 stars Note: I received a copy of this book from NetGalley in place of an honest review. This is a simple story, interspersing three periods of a man’s life: as a child, fighting in the Great War and finally upon his return. This is the…
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