Human Croquet by Kate Atkinson

This is the most fantastical and whimsical book I have read in a long time. I was almost ready to give up on it a few pages in, because the whimsy seemed without context and I wasn’t sure I would be able to tolerate it. However, the storyline developed as the book progressed and was [...]

Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris

This was certainly an amusing book. Its kind of an odd collection of chapters, many of which aren’t related to the one previously, in a memoir style. So, the chapters cover the author’s childhood and his recent move to France and struggle with the language and lifestyle. He has a way with words and an [...]

Digging to America by Anne Tyler

I really enjoyed this book. Its based on two American families who adopt Chinese babies at the same time, and are bonded by having been at the airport together. They don’t have much else in common but persist with the relationship as the girls grow. Each family deals with having a Chinese baby in different [...]

Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

I read this book a while ago, but its still on my “to read” list so I thought I’d get it on here, and off the list. Its an odd, odd book. The premise is a group of children who grow up as spare parts for the rest of the human race. They are bred [...]

Remember Me ? by Sophie Kinsella

Sophie Kinsella is pretty well known in the Chick Lit category, mostly for the Shopoholic books. They are good enough but I tend to find myself getting irritated with how stupid the main character is. I read The Undomestic Goddess by this author and had the same problem, I just found myself thinking “what kind [...]

Angel Puss by Colleen McCullough

I will admit to being a fan of The Thorn Birds, which is truly tragic. Its like admiting you watch Days of Our Lives. But that book was probably the first of its type I read – I remember reading it when I was 14 and buying a second hand copy (which I still have) [...]

Songs of the Humpback Whale by Jodi Piccoult

I was reluctant to read this book because my previous experience with this author was not a positive one. I read My Sister’s Keeper which was good but it gave me the creeps. Ok, to be honest, I think I also confused her with another author (who wrote that book where the little girl has [...]

Floodtide by Judy Nunn

If you don’t already know this, Judy Nunn is an Australian ex-soap star. That makes me sceptical but there’s no reason why someone can’t be good at more than one thing. This book didn’t grab me at first. It seemed a little superficial and a little far over on the “easy read” side of things. [...]