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1079. William Boyd - The Romantic
Quite enjoyed this, but it was a pale imitation of Boyd’s brilliant 'Any Human Heart'. Set one hundred years earlier, and involving an...
Jul 19, 20231 min read


1029. William Boyd - Any Human Heart
I have read this before; it is very good. A journey through the 20th century, centred on Logan Mountstuart, a half English/half Uruguayan...
Nov 16, 20221 min read


749. Eimear McBride - Strange Hotel
A strange and difficult book. An anonymous narrator travels the world and does (or doesn’t) have one night stands with strangers she...
Feb 8, 20201 min read


539. Alastair Sawday - Travelling Light
I asked for this for my birthday, and try to avoid writing about books I haven’t finished, but sometimes life is just too short. He...
Oct 8, 20171 min read


534. Cath Staincliffe - The Silence Between Breaths
Airport/aeroplane reading but this was completely different. A disparate group of characters are travelling Manchester to Euston in the...
Sep 28, 20171 min read