I'm currently volunteering for a local domestic violence charity, and much to my delight, my trainer handed me a reading list during my first training session. I didn't recognise any of the texts apart from this one. To be honest, it didn't even occur to me that this book could be about domestic abuse. This … Continue reading Book Review – The Woman Who Walked into Doors by Roddy Doyle
Book Review – Your House is on Fire, Your Children All Gone by Stefan Kiesbye
Last October, Entertainment Weekly published a list entitled "Seven Demonic Possession Books to Freak You Out". This has basically serves as a checklist for me, given that one of my favorite movies is The Exorcist, and one of the best books I read this year was A Head Full of Ghosts. So, let's start working … Continue reading Book Review – Your House is on Fire, Your Children All Gone by Stefan Kiesbye
Book Review – No More Heroes by Stephen Thompson
No More Heroes was on one of those lists, "The Best Books of 2015 That You Haven't Read", or something. I often take offense at such lists, assuming that the writer has this wealth of knowledge that no one else could possibly possess. Anyway, it stood out because there was a quote from a reader … Continue reading Book Review – No More Heroes by Stephen Thompson
My Favorite Books of 2015
This post was originally posted on my other blog, She Went To California, on December 16th 2015. I’ve felt extremely fortunate for various reasons this year. Not only have I been granted the rare luxury of free time, I’m also lucky enough to live across the road from a ridiculously well-funded library. At the time … Continue reading My Favorite Books of 2015
Book Review – Echoes from the Macabre by Daphne du Maurier
Daphne du Maurier was always on those authors I'd been "meaning to get into". I'd seen (and loved) Don't Look Now, as well as The Birds, but had never actually read any of her work. So, when I saw a beautiful copy of Echoes from the Macabre for 25 cents in The Friends of the … Continue reading Book Review – Echoes from the Macabre by Daphne du Maurier
Book Review – The Diving Bell and the Butterfly by Jean-Dominique Bauby
I saw the movie of this before I read the book, which is an unusual way around for me. I won't compare them any more than saying that they are both very different, and both are incredibly harrowing. Jean-Dominique Bauby worked as the editor of the French edition of Elle magazine. Quite an admirable and … Continue reading Book Review – The Diving Bell and the Butterfly by Jean-Dominique Bauby
California Reading 