What happens when real life catches up with dystopian fiction? The Children of Men is set in 2021 – yes, just one year from now – where the world has been blighted with mass infertility. No child has been born in 25 years, despite mandated fertility testing. The youngest generation are called the ‘Omegas’ –…
So, I have a winner! Kate Atkinson won this month’s Reading Roulette, so my next read is Behind The Scenes at the Museum. It was a close race with The Age of Innocence looking like the favourite for a few days. Bogeywoman rallied briefly (thanks Melanie!), as did Empire Falls, but the Atkinson won out in…
So, it’s been a full 6 months since I last did a Reading Roulette, which means it’s time once again to put my literary fate in your capable hands and ask you to pick one of my May reads from the 746! You’ve picked me some great winners in the past – Life After…
It seems like a long time since I have done a Reading Roulette, but I think it’s time once again to put my literary fate in your capable hands and ask you to pick one of my October reads from the 746! I have six options this time round, some with a spooky feel,…
Reading Roulette is back for another month, but with a twist! As I will be asking you to vote for a book that I’ll read in March and as March is Reading Ireland Month, all of this months choices are by Irish authors. This Side of Brightness by Colum McCann I’m a big fan of…
Read more Reading Roulette – pick one of my reads for Ireland Month!
Today is my Blogversary! I’m quite surprised by this for several reasons, but the main one is that I’ve stuck at it for a year! I’ve started several blogs in the past, but never one with such a tight focus, so I’m pleased that I didn’t just give up. I did worry that because I…
It was a tight race last month for Reading Roulette, with no clear winner all week and due to one last minute vote (thanks to Sue at Whispering Gums!) I have ended up with a draw between The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach and Eventide by Kent Haruf. As my poll closed and…
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