Documents Relating to the Sentimental Agents in the Volyen Empire by Doris Lessing
the final book in Doris Lessing’s sci-fi quintet
Tag: Ireland
Three Books, One Post
consistently reading more than i can blog (or do anything else)
A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies by Bartolomé de las Casas
very early protest against colonialism
The Irish by Sean O’Faolain
self-hating, self-erasing history of Ireland
Famous Trials 9: Roger Casement by H. Montgomery Hyde
some strange, unpalatable, vintage true crime
The Sign of the Cross by Colm Tóibín
a book almost squarely aimed at me
Normal People by Sally Rooney
rooney rooney
The Blood Miracles by Lisa McInerney
a good but simpler follow up to The Glorious Heresies
The First Day by Phil Harrison
mainstream literary fiction that I very nearly love
Dark Chapter by Winnie M Li
An important new novel about sexual assault. Long post.
The Glorious Heresies by Lisa McInerney
I’m bored of life, but this book’s a banger.
Martin John by Anakana Schofield
I’ve accidentally grown a goatee and as a result of this I now look like a sex pervert*. This wasContinue Reading
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
Triumph Of The Now 