In a Nutshell: An accomplished collection of short stories that’s a bit different from the norm. There’s an inconsistency in the stories i.e. some are much better than others, but overall the collection is so unique that it’s worth taking a … [Read more...]
Reading Journal: Round up Tues 7th – 12th July 2009
July 12, 2009 By Leave a Comment
What with upgrading RobAroundBooks over the past few days I've not really had the chance to post my daily reading journal entries, or even compile them as I would normally do. Despite being busy I have of course managed to fit reading in (hell would … [Read more...]
Daily Bookshot: The (sadly not) Breathing
July 8, 2009 By Leave a Comment
The (sadly not) Breathing, originally uploaded by Robert Burdock. Oopps! You may remember yesterday I posted a superbly creative shot of Mary-Ann Constantine’s story Nettles (from the collection The Breathing), next to some nettles? Well I’m … [Read more...]
Daily Bookshot: Nettles!
July 7, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Nettles!, originally uploaded by Robert Burdock. I know I've featured The Breathing by Mary-Ann Constantine (Planet ISBN: 9780954088187) in a Daily Bookshot already, but I couldn't resist a shot of my favourite story in the collection - Nettles, … [Read more...]
Reading Journal: Tues 30th June 2009
June 30, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Last night - Yay finally turned the last page on Athol Fugard’s Tsotsi [forethoughts] last night. But I’m ‘yaying’ not because I couldn’t wait to finish it (far from it, it was quite the literary journey), but rather I was getting … [Read more...]
Reading Journal: Sun 28th June 2009
June 28, 2009 By 2 Comments
Last night - Alex Burrett, if you’re reading this I just want to tell you that you’re a genius, and I love your imagination! Read Immortal from his My Goat Ate Its Own Legs collection (Burning House) and I loved it. Reading as a kind of modern … [Read more...]
Reading Journal: Sat 27th June 2009
June 27, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Last night - Got around to reading that 1907 New York Times article on de Maupassant that I was talking about earlier in the day, the one that centred around Edouard de Maynial’s 1906 biography La vie et l’oeuvre de Guy de Maupassant … [Read more...]
Daily Bookshot: From the Valleys
June 16, 2009 By 2 Comments
From the Valleys, originally uploaded by Robert Burdock. As I seem to be in a mood for talking 'Welsh literature', I thought for today's 'bookshot' I'd feature a couple of titles from the Welsh valleys which were recently added to my reading … [Read more...]