The Letters of Mina Harker by Dodie Bellamy
an excellent – near flawless – novel
an excellent – near flawless – novel
my domestic holiday begins with unexpected news; Lawrence eviscerates Xianity
an excellent novel; in footnotes my concluding thoughts on the TV series The Affair
interesting book of the legal history of removing literary censorship
read some great fiction for the first time in a while; still bored bored bored tho boohoo
if u see a dead racoon at the side of the road
re-reading Joan Didion for the first time in my life
some inevitably biased hagiography
an enjoyable but intellectually presumptive novella
impressive, emotive, historical
Review by L. Tumbleweed Parker. CW: ableist language
mainstream literary fiction that I very nearly love
Trump cannot and will not be ignored.
Can Burgess turn this tough novel into a frothy paperback? No.
Gorgeous Bosnian novel and my thoughts on the role of translators
A book that makes big promises without sufficient returns…
pleasure is a lightening bolt that leaves no trace
Very Colonial travel writing from author of The Painted Veil
Absolutely knock out novel about the gay bro scene.
Fantastic Mr Fox is an ode to adventure capitalism. My life is an ode to wine.
I met a stranger off the internet and he gave it to me.
Can I write about writing about race without discussing race? No.
A beautiful book about a horrible thing.
I read and discuss a book about dickhead hipster bartenders, just weeks after stopping being one.
In America alone, 281 pounds of pig shit is produced for every one person per year. I don’t know if that’s a lot as I don’t know what a pound is.
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