Book Review: Earthlings
January 19, 2024
This book is bonkers, devastating and completely spellbinding! I couldn’t look away. An entirely unique portrayal of the outsider.
This book is bonkers, devastating and completely spellbinding! I couldn’t look away. An entirely unique portrayal of the outsider.
I skipped the second book in the Lucy Barton trio and went straight to this but it didn’t matter at all; I was all in from the first page.
While the novel is tinged with sadness, it is ultimately a joyous celebration of language, reading, eccentricity and place.
Chidgey interweaves brilliant social commentary throughout these pages, resulting in the perfect balance of entertainment and reflection.
If you want a book that will make you question your existence and make you shake and sweat, then this is for you.
A fictional retelling of the true story of Artemisia Gentileschi – an exceptional talent who was overlooked because she was a woman.
Although all only short snapshots of complex scenarios, I feel as if everyone can find at least a slice of their life within these stories.
The dash of magical realism in this book is a wonderful tribute to the very real and life-changing magic of libraries and librarians.
This book will make you drop everything! From its shocking first page to the very last word, this thriller is filled with mystery and murder.
The writing is sharp, searing and sometimes bleak, but it’s all wrapped up in rich imagery that makes reading it so thoroughly irresistible.
A complex novel tracing a century of Vietnamese history, laden with elements of horror, folklore, family legacy, love and hate.
The Idiot is one of my favourite books and Batuman is quite possibly my favourite contemporary author. I will read anything she puts out!
It will make you laugh and cry because it’s zany, delightful, heartfelt and full of truth. One of my favourites that I return to.
An inquisitive, captivating and confronting story about grasping onto the past without embracing the inevitable future.
Gorgeous and brutal, deeply romantic and harrowing in the same breath, this book gripped me from the beginning
You could easily spend three lifetimes exploring the layers of meaning in Second Place, and to be honest, I’d quite like to!
You won’t regret reading the original Sally Rooney. A modern classic that’s still completely relevant!
The choice to use a magical and illusionary tale to represent the anguish of chronic pain and womanhood was absolutely genius…
You can’t help but cheer on the brilliant Elizabeth Zott with her logical and inquisitive scientific mind…
Every so often, I find novels that don’t demand reading. Instead, I can simply let the magic wash over me – this was one such novel.
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