Book Reflections – The Overstory by Richard Powers
The Overstory by Richard Powers was recommended to me by a friend who told me I remind her of the biologist character, Patricia (because of my autistic tendencies apparently – … Continue reading
Book Reflections – The Infinities by John Banville
This is the second book by John Banville that I’ve read, and, looking back over my review of Ancient Light, I can see that it has key things in common … Continue reading
Book Reflections – The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera
The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera is a complex book that requires active engagement from the reader. I was tricked by how slim the book is, and how … Continue reading
Book Reflections – Down Among the Women by Fay Weldon
My Penguin edition of Down Among the Women by Fay Weldon says on the front: The most articulate and blisteringly comic novel about women since The Group. I haven’t read … Continue reading
Book Reflections – Lola in the Mirror by Trent Dalton
I loved this book. Trent Dalton wrote wonderfully well in Lola in the Mirror, just like he did in Boy Swallows Universe. He maintains a tempo that sweeps me along. … Continue reading
Book Reflections – My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell
My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell is an uncomfortable read about paedophilia, written from the perspective of the victim-survivor. We follow Vanessa in two time periods, alternately, as a … Continue reading
Book Reflections – Too Much Lip by Melissa Lucashenko
Too Much Lip by Melissa Lucashenko starts with Kerry Salter riding on a stolen Harley Davidson to her childhood home in northern NSW. She is loathed to return, partly to … Continue reading
Book Reflections – All the Birds, Singing by Evie Wyld
All the Birds, Singing by Evie Wyld held my attention from start to finish. I often wanted to eke out time to read this slim novel. Wyld uses a clever … Continue reading
Book Reflections – Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood
I bought a copy of this book second hand years ago and took it when I moved to Norway and back, but resisted reading it until I really needed it … Continue reading
Book Reflections – The Price of Salt by Patricia Highsmith
The Price of Salt by Patricia Highsmith starts slowly with Therese working as a casual at the doll counter in a department store in New York in the lead up … Continue reading
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