Posts filed under ‘Book Reviews’
Michael Chabon’s TELEGRAPH AVENUE
This is Michael Chabon at his creative and imaginative best
Could this be the ‘biggest book of 2012′?
This week on 702 ABC Sydney, Linda Mottram and I talked about what I think is the biggest book of the year, BRING UP THE BODIES by Hilary Mantel.
Hilary Mantel’s BRING UP THE BODIES
Mantel’s writing is mesmerizing and she again breathes life into a story most of us know so well.
Book reviews on 702 ABC Sydney – Mornings with Linda Mottram
I am very excited to announce that I am now regularly reviewing books every Tuesday at 10:45am on Mornings with Linda Mottram on 702 ABC Sydney.
Jim Lynch’s THE HIGHEST TIDE
THE HIGHEST TIDE ebbs and flows with life, friendship, love and loss. This is a book to make you smile, shed a tear and want to share with as many people as possible.
Shehan Karunatilaka’s CHINAMAN: THE LEGEND OF PRADEEP MATTHEW
“If you’ve never seen a cricket match; if you have and it has made you snore; if you can’t understand why anyone would watch, let alone obsess over this dull game, then this is the book for you.”
George R.R. Martin’s A DANCE WITH DRAGONS
I feel as if I’ve come full circle having finished all the current books in time for the second season
Aussie Author Month 2012
It’s Aussie Author Month again!
Amy Waldman’s THE SUBMISSION
Confronting and insightful this novel explores the world we now live in and all its hypocrisies.
Chad Harbach’s THE ART OF FIELDING
Don’t dismiss this as a novel about sport. It is so much more than that. This is a book that will make you laugh, cry, cheer and have you on the edge of your seat. It is about life and all its ups and downs, joys and despairs. This is what good fiction is all about.
Romy Ash’s FLOUNDERING
After finishing this amazing debut novel I felt as if someone had ripped my heart out, stomped on it and put it back in
Elmore Leonard’s PRONTO
It was great to see the creation of a character who is fast becoming one of my favorites, both in print and on the screen.
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Ben Fountain’s BILLY LYNN’S LONG HALFTIME WALK
This is totally engrossing and full of both bitterness and empathy. It is what a great war novel should be: angry, absurd, compassionate and bewildering. It will make you question the how and the why of war, as it should, and is sure to cause a lot of debate.
Jim Lynch’s TRUTH LIKE THE SUN
This is a brilliant book than jumps between the idealism and nostalgia of the 60s and the cynical and cutthroat world of the early 2000s.
Tony Cavanaugh’s PROMISE
This is not for the faint of heart. It is brutal. It is shocking. And it is completely addictive.
Sadie Jones’ THE UNINVITED GUESTS
I was bitterly disappointed with this book. OUTCAST and SMALL WARS are brilliant books and Sadie Jones is a talented writer. This just didn’t work for me. Not in the slightest
William Boyd’s WAITING FOR SUNRISE
WAITING FOR SUNRISE is William Boyd at the top of his game. If you loved RESTLESS or ANY HUMAN HEART you are in for a treat.
Hilary Mantel’s WOLF HALL
The Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn story is so familiar but Mantel ensures she doesn’t tread on any sodden ground. Enthralling, entertaining, enlightening and deserving of all the accolades heaped upon it.
Books on Evenings with Dominic Knight ABC Local Radio NSW – January 17
Here are the books I discussed with Dominic Knight on ABC Local Radio NSW on Tuesday January 17
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Adrian McKinty’s THE COLD, COLD GROUND
No exaggeration, this is one of the best crime novels I have ever read
Jamie’s GREAT BRITAIN
I was a little unsure of what to expect with Jamie’s Great Britain. However once the accompanying TV series started I realized there might be a bit more worth exploring.
George R. R. Martin’s A FEAST FOR CROWS
I am so glad I didn’t have to wait 5 years between A STORM OF SWORDS and this book because I think it would have driven me mad.
The Australian Women Writers 2012 Reading and Reviewing Challenge
I am going to take the Franklin-fantastic Challenge and read 10 books in 2012 by a female author with at least 4 of them by Australian writer and I will review all 10 of them.
George Pelecanos’s WHAT IT WAS
The new novel from George Pelecanos is the perfect embodiment of why he is such a brilliant writer: tightly plotted packed with fascinating characters, rich in atmosphere that you’ll find hard not to finish in one sitting.
