Book Review: Dream Girl
July 7, 2023
This chic collection is full of charm and laughter. A definite read if you’re into strange and sensual things going down in Wellington!
This chic collection is full of charm and laughter. A definite read if you’re into strange and sensual things going down in Wellington!
This interactive guide shows the ins and outs of autism in an easy-to-understand way. It gives easy opportunity to note down your experiences.
Told through the eyes of the all-round delightful Tama the magpie, this book soars from the first page to the last.
The Deck is an intriguing hybrid of fiction and nonfiction with a uniquely Kiwi perspective that I couldn’t put down…
Warne’s writing blends lyrical prose & deeply pragmatic observation. A perfectly formed memoir, it’s inquisitive, erudite & highly readable.
Else’s descriptions of the writing process are particularly fascinating – not to mention the juicy titbits about NZ publishing!
Outlining the meaning of decolonisation and how urgently we need it to materialise, this collection envisages a collective future for New Zealand Aotearoa.
Full of the horrors of late-stage capitalism, Birnam Wood also manages to be bitingly funny – especially in part one.
This brilliant debut novel drew me in from the very first pages and made me feel as if the whole world was at my fingertips!
This is a memoir of a forbidden relationship blooming between two married women against the backdrop of conservative 90’s Christchurch.
This is a fascinating and tightly-controlled story about domestic life, tragedy, and things slowly spiralling out of control.
The spacing and structure seemed designed to slow the reader into appreciating the rich, evocative language.
Hassan is one of our most exciting writers. He both has something to say, and the ability to say it beautifully.
You’ll feel for these characters as though they were you’re own family; with equal amounts of love and disdain.
These poems invite us to party with the Ātua to share wisdoms, laughter and deep connection that transcends time.
I’m not an adventurous person, but I found myself absorbed by the stories of the mountaineering & off-the-beaten-track journeys in this book.
I loved this cleverly linked short story collection! It’s a biting critique of the absurdities of work life…
Aoake demands your attention, enchants you to join them on the chase and just when you think you’ve caught up they surprise you again.
The first half reads like an excellent contemporary novel, and then it melts away into claustrophobic, bizarre magic.
Adrift in a post-quake Christchurch, 19-year-old Eddy is searching for a purpose: odd jobs are some of his attempts to make a life