Tag: books
Amazon the X Factor for books
With the return of the TV programme in the UK, it made me think about how it gave people who have no connections, (cultural capital, my husband would term it), a chance to show what they can do. Creat... Read More
Giveaways – Ripley Patton
Collective wisdom suggests that you should build an e-mail list where you can share all your book news. I have previously tried giveaways with Goodreads and from my website, but with very limited succ... Read More
A German perspective
The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak Set in Germany during the Second World War this book is narrated by death. Not the vindictive stealer of life we assume, but a more paternalistic purveyor of souls. Like... Read More
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
I remember this being a shocking book, but I had forgotten how shocking it was until I started to re-read it. Like 1984, Gilead is a totalitarian state and it would be easy to dismiss it as patriarcha... Read More
A Spool of Blue Thread – non linear structure
This is a story of one family the Whitshanks. Red and Abbey have four children – Denny, Amanda, Jeanine and Stem (Douglas). Our first introduction to Denny is when he rings his father to tell him he... Read More
Insurgent by Veronica Roth
Divergent ends with Tris thinking of life beyond a faction, yet insurgent is so much more than this. She still clings to Dauntless as her faction of choice, but she also has to recognise that she is d... Read More
In defence of Indie Authors
I generally enjoy reading the Guardian and the book section, because it is left leaning and fair in its approach. Therefore the one sided, highly critical article by Dr Ros Barber came as quite a sh... Read More