That cosy place we all find to curl up and tuck into our favourite tomes. New and old, thrilling, sad, sensational, romantic, intriguing, enlightening… there are books out there for everyone and everything. All you have to do is find them! Hence The Snug – my cosy corner of the internet where I share all … Continue reading Welcome to The Snug!
The Binding
Bit of a mixed bag here... Hot off the press this book caught my eye - not least because of it’s absolutely beautiful cover (something everyone seems to be talking about, so well done Bridget) but also because the idea was intriguing and the reviews glowing. Needless to say when I began I was a … Continue reading The Binding
Brave New World
I know quite well that one needs ridiculous, mad situations like that; one can't write really well about anything else. Why was that old fellow [Shakespeare] such a marvellous propaganda technician? Because he had so many insane, excruciating things to get excited about. You've got to be hurt and upset, otherwise you can't think of … Continue reading Brave New World
Mary Ventura and the Ninth Kingdom
Shamefully, I’ll raise my hand and admit that I never used to “believe” in short stories. What was the point? By the time you get into it its already over, like finding a tub of ice cream in the freezer only to realise there’s only a couple of spoonfuls left... But in more recent years … Continue reading Mary Ventura and the Ninth Kingdom
The God of Small Things
Unlike my other blogs so far, this one’s hasn’t come quite so easy. Not because I enjoyed The God of Small Things any less, but because I was taken aback by the unexpected emotional complexities it evoked and addressed. Arundhati Roy delves into characters and subjects unlike any other novel I’ve read, not shying away from … Continue reading The God of Small Things
Sapiens
My most spoken phrase over the last few months has without a doubt been “have you read Sapiens?”. Time and time again topics broached in this book rear their heads and fling my thoughts back to Harari’s unique and intriguing standpoint on human history; why we are the way we are; and where we’re going. … Continue reading Sapiens
Oryx and Crake
I’m ashamed to say my first exposure to the genius of Margaret Atwood was The Handmaid’s Tale series on TV… promptly followed by Alias Grace as soon as realised it was on Netflix. If I’d enjoyed watching them this much, I could only imagine how brilliant her books must be. Through complete chance a friend … Continue reading Oryx and Crake
