Tag Archives: Literary Fiction

Thoughts: Hotel du Lac, by Anita Brookner

Posted on 22 December 2017 by Dove

This is not the first Booker Prizewinner I’ve read, but I haven’t read that many so it still gets a mention. It is the first book I’ve read where the author had to apologise for its winning a prize though! … Continue reading →

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Thoughts: The Old Man and The Sea, by Ernest Hemingway

Posted on 18 December 2017 by Dove

This was my first ever Hemingway, and I was a bit nervous about it because Hemingway as a writer comes with so much baggage – he’s one of The Greats, he was a terrible person by all* accounts, fans call … Continue reading →

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Thoughts: Short Story Round-Up!

Posted on 17 December 2017 by Dove

In late October I read a load of short stories in a short timeframe, so I’m going to do a quick round-up here. I’ll be doing a similar graphic novel round-up soon too, because I’ve been riding that train these … Continue reading →

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Thoughts: Cat Person, by Kristen Roupenian

Posted on 16 December 2017 by Dove

Okay, so firstly, hello, it has been a while. I had a very productive NaNo, and I’m still powering on through to get to a (very close!) breathing space, at which point I’ll put it down and relax for the … Continue reading →

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Thoughts: Go Set A Watchman, by Harper Lee

Posted on 28 October 2017 by Dove

I’m not going to touch the controversy surrounding the publication of Go Set A Watchman, because all I know is what I’ve read in the papers and I don’t think my opinion is particularly informed. For the unfamiliar, Go Set … Continue reading →

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Thoughts: Georgy Girl, by Margaret Forster

Posted on 21 October 2017 by Dove

This was a short and deceptively easy read that’s stuck with me. Tight plot, characters that are unlikeable on paper but compelling in your mind, vividly drawn. This is the only Forster I’ve read, but she seemed to be able … Continue reading →

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Thoughts: Oublier Palerme, by Edmonde Charles-Roux

Posted on 27 September 2017 by Dove

I thought this book, the last in my little run of French books on my TBR, would be, if not easy, then a nice, gentle comedown after the uncomfortable fascination of Le Roi des Aulnes. It… sort of was? You … Continue reading →

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Thoughts: Katherine Carlyle by Rupert Thomson

Posted on 14 May 2017 by Dove

It’s been a while since I’ve written one of these. I’ve been full of cold, and because I’m in the middle of an editing pass on one of my own terrible manuscripts, I decided it was more important to maintain … Continue reading →

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