My recent read was Walden by Henry David Thoreau which was a book I had on my shelf for a while and had been wanting to read due to what I have read in regards to its philosophical and environmental perspectives. This book is autobiographical depicting the authors time of which he disconnected from society, …
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People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks
Pre Covid 19 I had gone on a number of holidays one to Bosnia and the other to Albania with both having a huge impact on me giving me a thirst to wanting to know more about these countries. So I decided to do research into the literature of these countries. As previously talked about …
The Sympathiser by Viet Thanh Nguyen
This was my choice for this months book club. I’d had this on my bookshelf for a while but was looking forward to reading it where it certainly did not disappoint! Throughout the majority book it is written in first person from the perspective of a sympathiser to the communist cause in Vietnam. Half French …
The Lady from Tel Aviv by Rabai Al Madhoun
This was a novel that I had on my bookshelf for a while riveting at the possibility of how interesting this book would be and it did not disappoint! After nearly forty years, Walid Dahman a journalist is arriving in Gaza to see his mother. The novel at first travels back in time to Walids …
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Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
After previously reading the first and second book of the hunger games series which I thought were excellent where the third book certainly did not disappoint. Mockingjay starts a few months after the second hunger games. Katniss is alive but Peeta has been captured by the Capitol. The story describes the situation regarding District 12 …
The Stranger by Harlan Coben
This was a choice from a member of the book club, in which I had heard of this previously through the Netflix series. However, I did not watch the series so was interested to see what this book would be like. I am not an avid reader of crime books which again added to the …
A Clash of the Kings by George RR Martin
After reading a Song of Ice and Fire a few months ago, I decided to read the second book in the series, A Clash of the Kings. The story starts where the first book left off with civil war happening across the Seven Kingdoms, the Nights watch deciding to venture north of the wall while …
Machines Like me by Ian McEwan
Machines like me is set in an alternative 1980s world where Britain loses the Falklands war, Margaret Thatcher loses in a general election to Labour leader Tony Benn and Alan Turing is alive making massive contributions towards Artificial Intelligence. The story focuses on thirty two year old Charlie who buys himself a new artificial human …
Open Your Eyes by Paula Daly
Last months book was the psychological crime thriller Open Your Eyes. Set in an affluent neighborhood of Liverpool is where writers Jane and Leon live. They have two children and are living an incredibly happy marriage however, when Leon is attacked by a nail gun resulting in a coma, changing both lives forever. While Jane …
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
This was a book I had not read since childhood so thought it would be interesting to see what I remembered with nostalgia was the same now? The book follows the adventures of Huckleberry Finn along with his friend Jim as they travel down the Mississippi river in their raft where descriptions and events are …
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