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Apr 24, 20231 min read
1060. Katherine Rundell - Super-Infinite
Another Edinburgh book, which P purchased. An artistic biography of John Donne. Seems to have been much lauded, but I am not a huge fan...
Jan 10, 20161 min read
369. James Booth - Philip Larkin: Life, Art And Love
An Xmas present from B, maybe with Larkin’s most famous opening line in mind. (?) I started hating it, seeing it as a typically footnoted...
Jan 9, 20161 min read
368. Philip Larkin - The Whitsun Weddings
This feels like a bit of a cheek (is a book of about 30 lyric poems really a book?) but I am in the middle of a lengthy biography of...
Aug 9, 20131 min read
135. Anthony Burgess - Enderby Outside
Not a lot better than the first Enderby. Apart from the plot being different, I can’t think of much to say about it — is it a comedy...
Aug 2, 20131 min read
133. Anthony Burgess - Inside Mr. Enderby
Borrowed a few Burgess books from my Dad after enjoying 'Earthly Powers' so much on holiday. I found this a difficult book; Enderby is...