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 […]
Reviewsday: The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien
In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and an oozy smell, nor yet a dry, bare, sandy hole with nothing in it to sit down on or to eat: it was a hobbit-hole, and that means comfort. So begins […]
Armchair exploring reaches a new level!
I was watching TV one day, and I saw the ad for the new series Zoo, based on the novel by James Patterson. My first two thoughts were “Oh my gosh that looks amazing!” and “Oh, I know that book. Not a huge James Patterson fan though…” . But, ever the intrepid armchair explorer, I […]
