My top reads of 2019
I managed to narrow 145 books (so far!) down to ten.
What I read in November 2019
I still have my reservations.
Review: Confessions of a Bookseller, by Shaun Bythell
Confessions of a Bookseller is interesting and humorous, and shows that bibliophiles aren't necessarily a solitary bunch.
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.