QBD Reviews: Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
When Neil Gaiman writes that a novel is “unquestionably the finest English novel of the fantastic written in the last 70 years”, you know you’re in for a treat. Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell is a novel which could easily have been written by one of the powerhouse authors of centuries past, with writing reminiscent […]
QBD Reviews: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
Perhaps there is some secret sort of homing instinct in books that brings them to their perfect readers. How delightful if that were true. As soon as this book was published, it was a classic. This is the most heartwarming book I have ever read, and I can guarantee it will be read and […]
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
Abandoned at birth in the slums of Paris, Jean-Baptiste Grenouille possesses a unique ability: heightened sense of smell. Life as an underprivileged orphan is not easy but Grenouille is driven by the desire to catalogue every scent on earth. But one night, during a delivery for his employer, Grenouille stumbles upon an elusive scent that […]
The Princess Bride by William Goldman
Please don’t judge this book by its title. I know a lot of people out there imagine that, with a title like ‘The Princess Bride’, this probably reads like some long-lost Barbie plotline. You couldn’t be further from the truth. I simply cannot oversell this book. From the moment I read it, I fell in […]
