by Tom McCarthy
Very different from the previous book, this short novel has minimal plot, minimal character development and yet somehow is very engaging. In parts it is very funny -how funny can a corporate anthropologist be I hear you say- and in others very thought provoking. It definitely grew on me the more I read. 7/10
Wednesday, October 28, 2015
A Spool of Blue Thread
by Anne Tyler
Anne Tyler has been accused of only ever writing about family life. As this is the first book I have read by her I cannot comment on that, but if it is true then she does it very well. This is the story of the Whitshanks scattered over several decades and I found it really engaging. Character development is excellent and the story is kept alive somehow with very little happening that wouldn't happen in many families. Good stuff!7/10
Anne Tyler has been accused of only ever writing about family life. As this is the first book I have read by her I cannot comment on that, but if it is true then she does it very well. This is the story of the Whitshanks scattered over several decades and I found it really engaging. Character development is excellent and the story is kept alive somehow with very little happening that wouldn't happen in many families. Good stuff!7/10
Capital in the 21st Century
by Thomas Piketty
This book I have been reading for the past year nearly and have used audio, paper and kindle at various times to complete it. Having said that it is a very engaging read and highlights the need for some form of intervention if we are to avoid the disparity in wealth from increasing at an accelerating rate. The translation by Arthur Goldhammer is excellet. 9/10
This book I have been reading for the past year nearly and have used audio, paper and kindle at various times to complete it. Having said that it is a very engaging read and highlights the need for some form of intervention if we are to avoid the disparity in wealth from increasing at an accelerating rate. The translation by Arthur Goldhammer is excellet. 9/10
Sweet Caress
by William Boyd
subtitled The Many Lives of Amory Clay this is narrated by a women photographer who lives for a large part of the twentieth century. It tells the story of her life and was at its most engaging when she was photographing things. The parts in the Scottish highlands were a diversion. A good read for a long weekend.8/10
subtitled The Many Lives of Amory Clay this is narrated by a women photographer who lives for a large part of the twentieth century. It tells the story of her life and was at its most engaging when she was photographing things. The parts in the Scottish highlands were a diversion. A good read for a long weekend.8/10
The Looking-Glass Sisters
by Gohril Gabrielsen
This book by a Norwegian author makes any nordic noir you have read look like Anne of Green Gables. This is grim fare and although the writing is great in places it is a thoroughly depressing read. Described as a tragic love story it may be better described as a tragic hate story laced with bitterness and resentment. Could not get into this at all 3/10
This book by a Norwegian author makes any nordic noir you have read look like Anne of Green Gables. This is grim fare and although the writing is great in places it is a thoroughly depressing read. Described as a tragic love story it may be better described as a tragic hate story laced with bitterness and resentment. Could not get into this at all 3/10
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