It’s that time of year where people humblebrag about how much they read, under the pretence of making recommendations for others. You can hardly move on Twitter for end of year reading lists. And Phil Whittall’s roundup of roundups takes it to an Inception-level extreme – lists within lists. As Qoheleth might have said, ‘Of…
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Reading Roundup 2021
‘Of making many [lists of] books, there is no end.’ (Ecclesiastes-ish 12:12) It’s the end of the year, so every Christian with a blog is posting a list of the things they read over the past twelve months. I figured I might as well follow suit. I started plenty of books this year, and finished…
Five and a half reviews of six parts of seven books
Some quick (bits of) reviews of some (bits of) books I read (bits of) on my holiday!
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves, by Karen Joy Fowler
A light, easy, if somewhat-two-dimensional read, with a great twist…
Zadie Smith on Writing
On writing, silver bullets, and Zadie Smith’s top 10 tips for wannabe authors.
Magical Realism and the Imminent Frame
A brilliant essay from Deborah Bowen on the subversive power of magical realism in a supposedly secular age.