by Tariq Ali
The story of one muslim family in Southern Spain at the time of the expulsion of the Moors. The family are very engaging and the portrayal of family life is beautifully drawn against a background of the harsh realities of the time. 9/10
Monday, January 26, 2015
Oryx and Crake
by Margaret Attwood
A reread of a book I read first over 10 years ago. I enjoyed it much more this time. It is the tale of Snowman formally Jimmy who is trying to survive and make sense of the post apocalyptic world he lives in. Through flashbacks we learn how this came about and the roles that Crake and Oryx played in it. 8/10
A reread of a book I read first over 10 years ago. I enjoyed it much more this time. It is the tale of Snowman formally Jimmy who is trying to survive and make sense of the post apocalyptic world he lives in. Through flashbacks we learn how this came about and the roles that Crake and Oryx played in it. 8/10
Thank you for this moment
by Valérie Trierweiler
The inside scoop on the Francois Hollande love triangle and what really drove him to the croissant on a scooter caper. Very trashy but some interesting insights to life at the top of French politics. One feels the lady doth protest too much however. 4/10
The inside scoop on the Francois Hollande love triangle and what really drove him to the croissant on a scooter caper. Very trashy but some interesting insights to life at the top of French politics. One feels the lady doth protest too much however. 4/10
Money
by Emile Zola
My second reading of this book and still very enjoyable. One cannot help feeling Zola would have loved to have been around in the years following 2008 and have written about unscrupulous bankers and a corrupt financial system. There is nothing new under the sun! 9/10
My second reading of this book and still very enjoyable. One cannot help feeling Zola would have loved to have been around in the years following 2008 and have written about unscrupulous bankers and a corrupt financial system. There is nothing new under the sun! 9/10
Holy Disorders
by Edmund Crispin
A tale of Geoffrey Vintner, church organist, summoned to Devon in wartime by his friend Gervase Fen who has asked him to bring a butterfly net. Murder and mayhem ensue, not to mention a spy ring and very little use for a butterfly net. This is a crime mystery told with tongue firmly in cheek and very enjoyable as a result. 8/10
A tale of Geoffrey Vintner, church organist, summoned to Devon in wartime by his friend Gervase Fen who has asked him to bring a butterfly net. Murder and mayhem ensue, not to mention a spy ring and very little use for a butterfly net. This is a crime mystery told with tongue firmly in cheek and very enjoyable as a result. 8/10
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