Book Review: My Friends
May 1, 2024
There is a simple and meditative quality to the narration that contrasts with the complexity of what is being written.
There is a simple and meditative quality to the narration that contrasts with the complexity of what is being written.
Wallace’s ingenious use of metaphor is poetic and powerful, as is the roar and the restraint in these pages.
Tremor is a genre-bending gem that transcends traditional boundaries, dancing between fiction and non-fiction, storytelling and academia.
A wholly immersive read and a fascinating insight into pirate life! Great for fans of other woman-centric historical fiction.
As I followed Sonia through the everyday mundanity, gruelling work, and some unsavoury characters, her racetrack became its own little city.
A remarkable book, moving, fascinating, thought-provoking and short enough you’ll want to read it again the moment you finish.
I spent most of this book sitting in discomfort and rage and that desperate yearning to understand oneself.
Deborah Levy is absolutely brilliant and has encapsulated this intelligent coming-of-age story with wit and charm.
Don’t be fooled by the title – the stories show how sometimes our yearning to be ‘single, carefree, mellow’ can often make us anything but.
A sweeping, intergenerational novel, that has the strength and complexity of women (and their relationships) at its core.
The writing is raw as rotting flesh, & as sweet as vomit. If you want to feel like you’ve woken up from a coma then this is the book for you.
A magnificent story about love, sorrow, courage, and learning to embrace change. A trilogy to lose yourself in.
Both funny and deeply sad, reading this is like watching a crash in slow motion – it’s deliciously addictive and hard to look away.
Together with the seamless weaving of historical facts throughout, I felt that I learnt as much as I took pleasure in reading this book.
Ames’ writing is influenced by Richard Stark, Chandler, Buddhism and also reminds me of one of my favourite crime writers, Charles Willeford.
As the novel develops, we find out how she came to be living on the streets, and how her life could have been very different.
Great to pick up when you get into bed after a long day and only have a few minutes before your eyes close. Kooky dreams guaranteed!
An absolutely rip-roaring tale full of laughter, joy, tragedy, and at its centre, two drunken potters fumbling their way through it all.
A brilliantly complex mother-daughter relationship, perfect for fans of her Olive Kitteridge books. Keep your eyes peeled for Easter eggs!
This is a riveting and intensely moving novel about exile, family and home.
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