Monthly Archives: February 2020

Thoughts: Non-Stop, by Brian Aldiss

Posted on 23 February 2020 by Dove

When I was a wee bairn, I was nosing around the stalls at my primary school’s summer fayre with a few pound my parents had given me to amuse myself and raise whatever funds those fayres were for (they were … Continue reading →

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Thoughts: The Power, by Naomi Alderman

Posted on 22 February 2020 by Dove

I enjoyed this more than I thought I would! Not because I was thinking ugh I will hate this book, better read it, because I uh definitely never do that (let me kick Thomas Wolfe under this carpet here), but … Continue reading →

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Thoughts: Findings, by Kathleen Jamie

Posted on 9 February 2020 by Dove

This is going to be a short one, partly because I’m implausibly still full of cold and partly because I just couldn’t think of a lot to say about this one – but not in a bad way.

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Thoughts: Pachinko, by Min Jin Lee

Posted on 1 February 2020 by Dove

Pachinko is in a genre of book that I tend not to gravitate towards but pretty much always enjoy when it finds its way into my hands – long, sprawling family saga. I don’t know why exactly I don’t seek … Continue reading →

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