Plan B by Emily Barr

This one was on the bookshelf and since I wasn’t feeling well, I grabbed it. Chick lit is always good for that. Doesn’t require a lot of effort, can be skimmed through in a few hours and is amusing. The quick storyline is woman moves from England to France with her partner and child, only [...]

Poppy Shakespeare by Clare Allen

So I came on here intending to write about how average this book was. Then I find this “Poppy Shakespeare has been longlisted for the Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction and shortlisted for the BT Mind Book of the Year Award, 2007.
The most arresting account of madness since One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest “
Hmmm, not exactly [...]

Some of my favourite children’s books

The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson – this a great book. It has a real rhythm to it so its fun to read and kids love it. Its has many clever aspects to it as well. There is a sequel – The Gruffalo’s Child which is also good. This author has written many books and they [...]

Where do I find these books ?

I’m starting to wonder about my book sources because some of the books I’ve read recently have been pretty average and I hate that. I know there are good books out there, I just have to find them !
So, how do I find books ? Well, I used to just browse the bookstores, which is [...]

When We Were Bad by Charlotte Mendelson

I really enjoyed this one. The story starts with a Jewish family preparing for a wedding of the son. As you read, the lives of each of the family members disintegrates. You can see the whole family spiralling into disaster one by one and none of them able to share with the others despite their [...]

The Swallows of Kabul by Yasmina Khadra

Couldn’t finish this one. I don’t think its a bad book, I just wasn’t in the mood to read about the internal debate of living in Kabul and the beheadings and sagas. Too depressing and real …

The five love languages of children by Gary Chapman and Ross Campbell

Interesting. And non-fiction for a change ! The premise of the book (and its one of a series – the others tell you how to deal with your partner, teenager, healing relationships etc etc) is that there are 5 love languages – physical touch, quality time, words of affirmation, gifts, and acts of service. All [...]

Oh the Glory of it all by Sean Wilsey

I have to say this book didn’t thrill me. It kept me interested enough to finish it, but that was about it. The author has written his memoir, it seems, to come to terms with his childhood. He grew up with a famous mother, his parents divorced and he was presented with a former friend [...]