The Happy Couple by Naoise Dolan

It is not often that I have to stop myself from finishing a book in a day, but it’s something I had to do with this one. I don’t feel like I have enough words to express what I went through when reading this book. But, for lack of a better one, perfect, comes toContinue reading The Happy Couple by Naoise Dolan”

First Person Singular by Haruki Murakami

Half way through this book I decided to look through some reviews, something you should maybe do either at the start or finish but, here we are. And though there were many positive ones, some were negative, commenting on the strange writing style, or the at times uncomfortable themes which are presented in the textContinue reading First Person Singular by Haruki Murakami”

Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger

Nothing wrong with reaching for a short story every once in a while – even if it takes quite some time to get through. This book popped up in one of those 100 books you need to read before x lists, and as it was in my local library, I reached out to a connectionContinue reading Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger”

The Testaments by Margaret Atwood

Known to many readers as the follow-up novel to The Handmaids Tale, this text takes readers into the future of Gilead, following a different set of characters, and shedding light on elements which before were not revealed. As with some previous reads, I took notes as I read to note down some thoughts I hadContinue reading The Testaments by Margaret Atwood”