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REVIEW: Pretty Dirty Things

Posted on September 21, 2019June 14, 2020 by Sophie

It was, as is so often the case, the cover that caught my eye. I was in Unity Books, browsing the stacks for a bit of contemporary something or other. Something a little bit femme fatale suited my mood.    … Continue reading »REVIEW: Pretty Dirty Things

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Bird by Bird

Posted on March 3, 2017February 6, 2019 by Sophie

Bird by Bird is a book about writing, for writers. You will know if this is you. Anne Lamott isn’t telling you much you haven’t heard before. You’ve read it all in writer interviews and blog posts and pep talks, … Continue reading »Bird by Bird

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A Visit from the Goon Squad

Posted on January 20, 2017February 6, 2019 by Sophie

Decay is a favourite artistic theme of mine. The melancholy of nostalgia is another. A Visit from the Goon Squad, roaming back and forth across time, has both in spades. The question has been raised whether it is a novel … Continue reading »A Visit from the Goon Squad

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Favourite Books #2: Watership Down

Posted on January 6, 2017February 6, 2019 by Sophie

We lost Richard Adams in the last week of 2016, so it seemed appropriate to talk about how one of his books, Watership Down, was a touchstone throughout my childhood. The opening scene is one of those “classic English countryside” … Continue reading »Favourite Books #2: Watership Down

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Emma

Posted on July 30, 2016December 21, 2018 by Sophie

I have Difficulty with Jane Austen. I found Pride and Prejudice a moreish read; I attribute this characteristic to its sexual tension. Romantic tension… ? No; throw Mr Darcy in with modern readers, and sexual tension it is. It was … Continue reading »Emma

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Nineteen Eighty-Four

Posted on July 7, 2016December 21, 2018 by Sophie

I was unsure whether I wanted to write about Nineteen Eighty-Four. I don’t feel like I’m really “qualified” for it. It’s one of those books that tends to be studied, and I read it… Well, I was going to say … Continue reading »Nineteen Eighty-Four

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Junky

Posted on March 30, 2016December 21, 2018 by Sophie

Junky takes a while to get into. No, that’s not right… It’s more that it takes a while to orient oneself within it. At any rate, once you have your bearings, it is magnificent. There’s a strange claustrophobia to the … Continue reading »Junky

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Satantango

Posted on October 15, 2015December 21, 2018 by Sophie

Look at you. Sitting there with your beach novels. Blissfully, ignorantly happy with your paragraphs. You don’t know what I’ve seen. What I’ve suffered.   This is a book that was made into a movie filmed in black and white. … Continue reading »Satantango

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Favourite Books #1: Lolita

Posted on August 24, 2015December 21, 2018 by Sophie

When people ask me my favourite book, I usually reply with a list. There will be disclaimers: “I like all the Discworld books but this is my favourite so it stands in for the whole” (Nightwatch); “This was my favourite … Continue reading »Favourite Books #1: Lolita

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Thoughts on Bonjour Tristesse

Posted on January 21, 2015December 21, 2018 by Sophie

Bonjour Tristesse first grabbed my attention with its title. It had caught my eye when I was working in a bookshop a few years ago; one of a set of well-priced, slim books that came with their own cardboard shelf … Continue reading »Thoughts on Bonjour Tristesse

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