Review: Freak Like Me, by Malcolm McLean
In Freak Like Me, Malcolm McLean recreates the 90s as I remember it, without sugar-coating the aspects that weren't so good.
What I read in October 2019
Imagine how much I'd read if I didn't need to sleep quite so much.
Review: My Name Is Why, by Lemn Sissay
In My Name Is Why, Lemn Sissay blends official documents and personal recollections and reflections to create a devastating narrative and damning indictment of the systems that failed him growing up. I found myself considering the nature of autobiography, and what makes this one particularly unusual and compelling.
What I read in September 2019
The quicker I write this, the sooner I can get back to reading.
Review: Elizabeth Goudge's Eliot Chronicles
The three instalments of the Eliot Chronicles succeed in being both old-fashioned and surprisingly modern and relevant.
What I read in August 2019
I will review a book series this month. I've made notes and everything.
A few thoughts on Three Identical Strangers
Three Identical Strangers is shocking and heartbreaking, and put me in mind of my own research methods and findings.
What I read in July 2019
Still rather slack on the review front.
I graduated!
On Friday 20 July 2019, 145 weeks and two days after my original viva, nearly 15 months after my second viva, and just over ten months after my certificate was issued, I finally had my graduation ceremony.
What I read in June 2019
It's my website, and I'll eschew full-length reviews if I want to.