Rachel Abbott clearly is a very prolific writer, having published over ten books since 2011. This was my second one, both read on my Kindle and just as the majority of my crime fiction on it probably bought on one of the daily deals. A habit I stopped, as so rarely one can find something …
I read this book a while ago. Early September of 2019, just after the end of my August camping vacation in northern France. I must have started reading it during the trip, as it was yet another one of the books lingering quietly on my Kindle for a few years. Not sure why I was …
On holiday I again turned to my Kindle. This time a February retreat to a beautiful villa in a wind farm on Tenerife. The weather matched the dystopian mood of the book as a storm carrying Sahara sand descended. There was no sea, whitish emptiness where it was supposed to be. The wind turbines, by …
I bought this book a few years ago in a second-hand bookshop. Then in the new apartment, it ended up on the dreaded shelf with all the books over 380 pages. I probably have some book commitment issues, because any book longer than 380 pages terrifies me. I feel like it's going to eat weeks …
I bought this book during my trip to Dubai in July 2019. While there I decided I should work on my reading of Middle Eastern writers since it was practically not existent. The book was shortlisted for The Man Booker International prize in 2018 and won the International Prize for Arabic Fiction, so it felt …
The first book by Kate Atkinson I read was Life After Life, which I read before this blog existed, hence I won't torture you with a review. Then I read a few more and I feel like with every single one I am less and less convinced by Atkinson's style (Not the End of the World, …
The principal thing is to understand that there is no safety or security. I bought this book last April when I was in New York for work. It was a really unstable time and even though I would normally steer clear of this type of book (or any books I perceive as self-help ones) I …
Continue reading Wisdom of Insecurity: A Message for an Age of Anxiety – Alan W. Watts
This is the second book in many ways: my second Remigiusz Mróz, second of his books I got as a gift and second in the series about Gerard Edling. I got it as a gift from my Bigger Half this year, which was a kind of no brainer, given that all Polish bookshops before Christmas …
I didn't know the Gill Sims blog before I started reading this book. I just bought it before the Greek holiday to have a lighter read at hand, because I knew I'll try to tackle The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver, which had me scared by its sheer volume. As you can expect from the title …
Hmmm, it's one of the ancient Kindle Daily Deals buys. I've got back then a few books by Charlotte and Aaron Elkins and now from time to time, I bump into them. As I tend to be a stubborn creature, once I start reading them I usually finish. Thankfully they are not overly long, so …
Continue reading A Dangerous Talent – Charlotte Elkins, Aaron Elkins
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