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Aug 19, 20171 min read
515. Matt Haig - The Humans
Possibly book of the year so far! An alien descends to earth (or in fact wakes up naked on a motorway near Cambridge) having been sent to...
Sep 7, 20151 min read
335. Kate Atkinson - Case Histories
This is even better; the first in the Jackson Brodie series. Begins with three quite unconnected murders, happening at different times...
Feb 16, 20141 min read
184. Ian McEwan - Sweet Tooth
Marketed as a spy thriller, this was, at best, a very literary take on the genre. I can’t pretend I liked it much; poorly written...
Mar 18, 20131 min read
87. Jennie Rooney - Red Joan
Best holiday read so far. About an English girl who goes to Cambridge pre-WW2 and falls in love with a Russian émigré communist. She is...