Three Reviews for Spanish Lit Month #spanishlitmonth
Cold Heaven by Brian Moore for #brianmoore100
Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica, translated by Sarah Moses. Book 12 of #20booksofsummer21
No 410 Speedbumps by Teri Garr Book 11 of #20booksofsummer21
I am a sucker for a Hollywood memoir and have long been a fan of the wonderful Teri Garr, who I think is one of the best comic actors to have come out of Hollywood. I was keen to read her autobiography for more personal reasons as she has MS, which I too have, and…
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From Greece to Glasgow: Catching up with #20booksofsummer21
Six Degrees of Separation!
No 412 Like Life by Lorrie Moore Book 8 of #20booksofsummer21
A character in the opening story of Like Life muses on how lost she feels, wondering ‘How did one get here? How did ones eye-patched, rot-toothed life lead one so cruelly, like a trick, to the middle of the sea?’ It is a question that many of the characters in these perceptive and poignant stories…
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June Miscellany!
No 413 Saint Maybe by Anne Tyler Book 7 of #20booksofsummer
There is something I find comforting about novels that explore the intricacy and detail of everyday life. I enjoy books that are no less eventful than the lives of the majority of people, but which shine a light on the universal truths hidden inside. What strikes me most about Anne Tyler’s writing is the extent…
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