the heart of the matter by Graham Greene
1948 novel about a sad catholic with too many girlfriends
Tag: catholicism
The Other Name by Jon Fosse (Septology I-II)
slow fiction with relentless structure
Some Fragments of Incomplete Lockdown Blogs
Richard Wright in Franco’s Spain and other fragments
The Sign of the Cross by Colm Tóibín
a book almost squarely aimed at me
Fludd by Hilary Mantell
an early novel from a writer who’d get more exciting with age
The Blood Miracles by Lisa McInerney
a good but simpler follow up to The Glorious Heresies
Tentacle by Rita Indiana
a fantastic contemporary novella
Paraside Lost by John Milton
Imagine if the songs in Rocky Horror were shit
The Glorious Heresies by Lisa McInerney
I’m bored of life, but this book’s a banger.
A Girl Is A Half-formed Thing by Eimear McBride
Eimear McBride’s A Girl Is A Half-formed Thing was a surprise critical smash in the heady days of 2013/14, atContinue Reading
Confessions by Saint Augustine of Hippo
I have to leave the house in under ten minutes, so this’ll be a quick one. As another addition inContinue Reading
The Testament of Mary by Colm Tóibín
Today I read Colm Tóibín’s 2013 novella, The Testament of Mary. It’s very short, 104 pages in this edition, with pretty bigContinue Reading
On Appreciating Graham Greene
I just reread Graham Greene’s The End of the Affair as it’s being discussed in a class I have this week.Continue Reading
The Passover Plot by Hugh J. Schonfield
I had intended to spend the day writing the “dopest”* literary rap of all time, but I have instead beenContinue Reading
On Coming Out As A Catholic
I’ve decided that from now on I am going to self-identify as a Catholic. A couple of days ago IContinue Reading
The Honorary Consul by Graham Greene
Right. My blog is back in business, back to books. (As I’m sure you can see, my hair is far,Continue Reading
Triumph Of The Now 