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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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Beat the Backlog: the Unread Shelf reading challenge 2019

Beat the Backlog: the Unread Shelf reading challenge 2019

Posted on February 6, 2019June 14, 2020 by Sophie

It’s no secret that I don’t read as much as I should. … Continue reading »Beat the Backlog: the Unread Shelf reading challenge 2019

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BOOK REVIEW: Zone One

Posted on July 19, 2017June 14, 2020 by Sophie

Zone One isn’t so much sci-fi as apoca-lit. Whitehead uses the zombie apocalypse to examine humanity, what we do when we’re pushed to the brink, and the capacity for the government to regain control, assert their systems, and categorise everything. … Continue reading »BOOK REVIEW: Zone One

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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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This and that

Posted on September 14, 2016February 6, 2019 by Sophie

All I’ve written this week is a sort of incoherent stream-of-consciousness, influenced by the new Nick Cave album Skeleton Tree and Amanda Palmer and Jason Webley’s new EP. Also influenced by Maus, although I couldn’t tell you how. I’ve started … Continue reading »This and that

Categories: On Writing, Reading

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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Write Drunk…

Posted on May 7, 2016July 19, 2017 by Sophie

Hemingway said “Write drunk, edit sober”. This sounds like a great idea when you’re stuck and feel like an excuse for a glass of something. In practice, it never really works out for me. I had this great plan once … Continue reading »Write Drunk…

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