This is the English translation of a very popular Finnish book with an unusual premise. A journalist, Vatanen gets fed up with his life - work, marriage, the works. So during one assignment he just escapes. And he escapes with a wild hare that his car has an accident with. This is the story of … Continue reading The Year of the Hare – Arto Paasilinna
I had heard quite a lot about this book before I finally decided to pull it out of a shelf in a bookshop. But for me this book was a slight disappointment. It took a while to get into, but steadily got a lot more grasping as the story carried on. The plot of this … Continue reading The Train to Impossible places-P.G Bell
The sub-title of this book is "An antidote to Chaos". This would actually make a much better title than the actual title. Twelve Principles for Life makes it sound like a run of the mill self-help book, which this is not. It is actually a fairly dense, philosophical discussion with liberal doses of biblical references … Continue reading Twelve Principles for Life – Jordan Peterson
I read this book upon the recommendation of a friend. My copy was styled the 25th anniversary edition and boldly proclaimed that it won the Booker prize in 1991. Clearly, this book made Ben Okri's international fame. He has since gone on to write several books but none has probably received the critical and public … Continue reading The Famished Road – Ben Okri
This book took a while to get into because I haven't read one of Maz Evan's books since I finished the third book of the series last year. I had to rewind my memory quite a bit, so to anyone who has heard of this series and is going to read it then I strongly … Continue reading Against all the Gods – Maz Evans
A middle aged farming couple lose their farm & home at the hands of an unscrupulous businessman - leaving them penniless and literally on the streets. This, they find out only day after the husband is diagnosed with a terminal illness. All in all, the life they have built over 32 years of marriage collapses … Continue reading The Salt Path – Raynor Winn
This is Lisa Halliday's first novel and the first thing that came to my mind when I started reading it is how well the language flows. The key characters are well developed and memorable - particularly the Nobel prize winning writer. It has been written beautifully and in a much more self-assured style than that … Continue reading Asymmetry – Lisa Halliday
This is probably going to be one of my shortest reviews. This book has been lying on my shelf for more than a year before I got myself to pick it up. Like many books of this kind, it picks up a single idea and presents it from multiple angles. This often leads to repetitive … Continue reading The Power of Habit – Charles Duhigg
I think that Chris Smith and Greg James are incredible authors, they can make a sad droopy scene funny but still keep that melancholy feeling. It took me a little longer then it usually does for me to get captured by their hilarious book. I think that's because I skipped book number two (Kid Normal … Continue reading Kid Normal and the Shadow Machine-Chris Smith-Greg James
Olivia's First Term is an interesting book that i really got into and actually finished in a day but i feel the book was cut short. I feel that there could have been a lot more to the plot. Also i think the blurb gives you the wrong idea about the book. The blurb tells … Continue reading Olivia’s First Term-Lyn Gardener
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