One of my previous blog posts did a book review on Arabia, Levison woods most recent journey, however, Eastern Horizons, is a journey which took place 2003 at the age of 22. The book gives an introduction of where his enthusiasm for travel came from along with why he wanted to do the particular trip …
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Any Human heart by William Boyd
Any Human Heart is an autobiography that focuses on the life of Logan Mountstuart, an ordinary working man where the author has created the fictional character but has integrated factual people within the autobiography spanning his life across all decades of the twentieth century. The book has since become a four-part mini-series which can be …
The Burning Chambers by Kate Mosse
The book begins in 1562 in the city of Carcassone in the Languedoc region. The story focuses on the Joubert family, looking at the eldest of the children; Minou while working at her fathers bookshop receives an anonymous letter saying ‘She knows that you live’. This starts a journey for Minou and the rest of …
The Gnostics by Tobias Churton
This is the first blog I have done on a non fiction historical book, where I feel this has left me wanting to find out more about the Gnostics and do more posts about historical non fiction books in the future. The book was released back in 1987, on the back of a series of …
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
Despite finding it initially hard to get into, this book gets better and better as you delve deeper into the story. Based in an alternative world, where the story takes on the perspective of Kathy H where it has a style of a memoir. The book focuses on Kathy’s two other friends; Ruth and Tommy …
The taking of Annie Thorne by C J Tudor
I rarely read books of the mystery or horror genre so when this was down as one of the books , I was unsure on what it would be like but I have to say I was pleasantly surprised. The story is based around the character of Joe Thorne. A gambling addict and an alcoholic, …
Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
Name of the wind takes on a very different dynamic to other fantasy books I have read, Eye of the world being the most recent one back in December. Name of the Wind takes place at the Waystone Inn in Newarre where Kvothe (or Kote as he is known to locals) the innkeeper is a …
The Sun also rises by Ernest Hemingway
After reading the two books from last months reading group and with still some time left before the next meeting I thought I would read this book. It has been a few years since I read The Sun also rises where I had been intrigued to read it first time round after watching Midnight in …
The Girl who saved the King of Sweden by Jonas Jonasson
Well, what can’t I say about this book! Its a merging of all sorts of genres such as thriller, comedy and historical fiction. The book follows the lives of Nombeko from South Africa, Ingmar from Sweden along with his sons Holger One and Holger Two whereby all these lives intertwine in the most peculiar of …
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Arabia: A journey through the heart of the Middle East by Levison Wood
Although, this may be a massive risk the gain for the reader is the insights from local people, giving the reader insights into what is happening in the region that may not be represented in the mainstream media.Despite the observations described the author throughout asks questions to local people, delving into their perceptions of ongoing …
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