Category Archives: Books

Book 17: The Paris Wife I have struggled with writing the entry for this book. I finished it a week ago and have since moved on to book 18 without yet being inspired. I think the problem I have with … Continue reading →

Book 16: The Emperor of All Maladies The Emperor of all Maladies is, quite simply, a fantastic book. Titled as a “Biography of Cancer”, I can think of no better description. The book describes the path of cancer knowledge from … Continue reading →

Book 15: Thing Explainer First, I have to state up front that I am a very big fan of Randall Munroe. I first became acquainted with him through his internet comic strip xkcd, through which he has revealed himself to … Continue reading →

Book 14 – Transgression My son picked this book out for me as a Christmas gift because it “sounded interesting”. And it really was. It is two stories in one; a story of forbidden love between a French girl and … Continue reading →

Book 13 – The Dispossessed I selected this book for the BBCE, and it is a re-read, although I read it quite a while ago and as it happens I did misremember significant plot points…possible an age thing. The blog … Continue reading →

Book 12 – Go Set A Watchman It is no wonder Harper Lee never meant for this to be published, and it is a testament to both her and her editor that the marvellous To Kill A Mockingbird evolved from … Continue reading →

Book 11 – To Kill a Mockingbird I re-read this book for the simple reason that I am due to read Go Set A Watchman for my book club and I wanted to re-familiarize myself with the characters first. I … Continue reading →

Book 10: What the Body Remembers What a book! I loved it! This is a book club book, the first of the 2016 BBCE (“Best Book Club Ever”) collection. It tells the story of Sardarji Singh and his wives Satya … Continue reading →

Book 9 – Pride and Prejudice Oh, Mr. Darcy, why do we love you so much? Is it because, despite being full of, well, pride and prejudice, you fell in love with an unsuitable woman because you discovered her to … Continue reading →

Book 8 – A Street Cat Named Bob: How One Man and His Cat Found Hope on the Streets This book started off a little rough around the edges. Bowen is not a very skilful writer, and much of the … Continue reading →