The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi My rating: 5 of 5 stars 4 1/2 stars out of 5. Feelings. I’ve got so many after reading this novel! A bittersweet story about youthful love and the danger inherent in difference. At one point I thought I knew the ending but I was wrong. Emezi…
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The Vegetarian by Han Kang
The Vegetarian by Han Kang My rating: 4 of 5 stars A confusing novel but I just let myself get swept along, trying not to ask where it was leading. That seemed the only way. There is an element of beauty in the writing yet the novel speaks also to the baseness and horror in…
Salvage the Bones – it’s a ‘wow’ from me
Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward My rating: 5 of 5 stars Oh my God this book was a journey and I feel a bit broken, yet at the same time enriched (?!?!!), by having read it. Beauty and ugliness, joy and pain, it’s all there. Omg. 😭 Salvage the Bones was exquisitely written and…
Below Deck by Sophie Hardcastle – a painful, beautiful journey
Below Deck – Book Review Author: Sophie Hardcastle Genre: Literary, trauma, consent My rating: ★★★★★ Release Date: Published 3rd March, 2020 by Allen & Unwin Format: Paperback, 296 pages What did I think? Hardcastle’s Below Deck has gone straight to my all-time favourites shelf. I’d be lying, though, if I didn’t say that it was…