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Honeybee | Craig Silvey

February 17, 2021February 17, 2021 ~ Brona ~ 16 Comments

Honeybee by Craig Silvey is my first book club read for 2021. It has taken Silvey over ten years to write this book, after the huge success of his second book, Jasper Jones back in 2009. “I put everything I have into writing Honeybee. It tore me up, but it filled me with joy. I’m enormously … Continue reading Honeybee | Craig Silvey

Cherry Beach | Laura McPhee-Browne #AWW

May 19, 2020 ~ Brona ~ 2 Comments

I've been dragging my feet about writing (or finishing) off several reviews for books read a month ago. Part of the problem has been a recent return to work which has left me wondering how on earth I used to fit everything in before Covid-19 came along and slowed things down for a while. But … Continue reading Cherry Beach | Laura McPhee-Browne #AWW

All Happy Families: A Memoir by Herve Le Tellier

July 24, 2019 ~ Brona ~ 9 Comments

All Happy Families wasn't the memoir I was hoping it would be. Le Tellier is upfront from the beginning, letting us know that he doesn't feel love for his parents. I was therefore expecting a heartfelt exploration into all the whys and wherefores of his troubled childhood. Instead, we simply got a recital of the … Continue reading All Happy Families: A Memoir by Herve Le Tellier

How It Feels To Float by Helena Fox

May 21, 2019 ~ Brona ~ 2 Comments

In recent times I have been mostly writing quick reviews for the kids books I read on Goodreads, but every now and again I read one that I feel is worthy of a bigger post here. A book that I want to spend more time with, thinking about it - it's impact on me, the … Continue reading How It Feels To Float by Helena Fox

Hot Milk by Deborah Levy

October 24, 2016 ~ Brona ~ Leave a comment

I am proud to say that I managed to read half of this year's Booker shortlist before the winner was announced.Do Not Say We Have Nothing was an epic multi-generational family saga, His Bloody Project was a psychological historical fiction crime story, but Hot Milk was...?Two days later, I'm still not sure what it was.Hot Milk was definitely … Continue reading Hot Milk by Deborah Levy

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