Book Review: Ash
April 27, 2024
Wallace’s ingenious use of metaphor is poetic and powerful, as is the roar and the restraint in these pages.
Wallace’s ingenious use of metaphor is poetic and powerful, as is the roar and the restraint in these pages.
Brimming with sci-fi goodness, it’s a novel positively packed with interesting ideas and thought provoking characters
These poems lead with an open heart, pleading with surrender and screaming for justice and anyone who is watching can feel Avia’s frustration.
Nici is real and generous, and her recipes are varied, simple and delicious. These recipes are designed for one, but can easily be modified.
Together with the seamless weaving of historical facts throughout, I felt that I learnt as much as I took pleasure in reading this book.
Hot, uncomfortable, challenging, hopeful (and did I mention hot?).
It is fresh and refreshing writing on so many levels. I loved the blend of memoir, history and alpine adventure
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.
This memoir provided me with a beautiful escape. I needed a calm harbour and this understated memoir was perfect.
There are struggles, celebrations, joys and sorrows in these pages, and it makes for an eye-opening read that will leave you wondering…
I’m convinced that Rebecca Priestley is one of New Zealand’s greatest minds and must be protected at all costs! She’s wonderful!
Barnett makes tough conversations easily digestible through accessible vocabulary, without sacrificing her natural poetic elegance.
A fascinating and analytical deep dive into women’s work and the (lack of) policy that supports and uplifts it.
Ngarewa’s writing is sensory and atmospheric, giving attention to moments of humanity in bleak and divisive circumstances.
The prose is incredibly understated. It’s stripped back, slowed-down and focused on small moments surrounded by empty space.
These poems deal in making small, ordinary moments beautiful; they deal in romance; they deal in friendship and delight.
An ode to spirited girlhood, takatapui dizziness and healing with community, Aria is full of poems that are loving, furious, sexy and wise.
I don’t know how to find the words to describe this book, but I do know that I want a lot of people to read it.
It gave me so much to think about as a parent, as a woman, as a potential jury member. Nothing is black and white.
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