How’d That Happen?!?, originally uploaded by Robert Burdock. I’m sure most of you are aware of my sudden and absolute attraction to Japanese author Shusaku Endo of late. It came while reading Silence (Peter Owen) - you can read my … [Read more...]
Daily Bookshot: The Weekend’s 2nd-Hand Haul
July 28, 2009 By 6 Comments
The Weekend's 2nd-Hand Haul, originally uploaded by Robert Burdock. If you were anywhere near the Oxfam bookshop in St. Andrews (Scotland) on Saturday, and you heard girl-like screams coming from within, then that would have been me *blushes*. … [Read more...]
Daily Bookshot: Endo on Character Creation
July 22, 2009 By 4 Comments
Endo on Character Creation, originally uploaded by Robert Burdock. Ok, so I know you guys are probably sick of me going on and on about Shusaku Endo lately, but please let me share this with you, and I'm sure you won't regret it. I've already … [Read more...]
Reading Journal: Monday 20th July 2009
July 20, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Yay my reading journal has returned, and before I get back on to a daily footing with the recording of my reading, I should give a brief rundown on the reading I’ve been doing while the journal has been ‘off-air’. So over the past few days … [Read more...]
Afterthoughts: Silence by Shusaku Endo
July 19, 2009 By 4 Comments
In a Nutshell: A remarkably eloquent and sympathetically penned novel which not only recounts a brutal period in Japan’s history, but also gives a voice to the thousands who paid the ultimate price for their Christian beliefs. If you only read one … [Read more...]
Daily Bookshot: Watching Endo!
July 14, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Watching Endo!, originally uploaded by Robert Burdock. I'm almost certain that you'll never guess the title of the book that this shot comes from, and that's because I like to inject an air of mystery into proceedings at times. This is … [Read more...]
Daily Bookshot: The Shusaku Shelf Grows
July 13, 2009 By Leave a Comment
The Shusaku Shelf Grows, originally uploaded by Robert Burdock. My postman is beginning to fear me just as much as he fears a rabid Rottweiler, because he knows the moment he puts a foot on my garden path, he'll have me charging towards him in a … [Read more...]
Reading Journal: Mon 6th July 2009
July 6, 2009 By Leave a Comment
07:00 - Onwards with Ox-Tales: Earth (Profile Books), and today it was a story from Marina Lewycka which is endearingly titled The Importance of Warm Feet. The story turned out to be rather endearing too, with its subject not surprisingly centering … [Read more...]
Reading Journal: Sun 5th July 2009
July 5, 2009 By 2 Comments
08:00 - Managed to tick off two stories from Ox-Tales: Earth (Profile Books) this morning. Not because I was in a voracious reading mood, but rather because one of the two stories was really short. The first was Lucky We Live Now by Kate Atkinson. … [Read more...]
Reading Journal: Sat 4th July 2009
July 4, 2009 By Leave a Comment
07:30 - Started the day off with another short from Ox-Tales: Earth (Profile Books), and this story, Boys in Cars by Marti Leimbach, is another absolute cracker. The story is based on a single mother’s relationship with her autistic child, and … [Read more...]