Not long ago, P picked this one up, having read a few of Taibbi’s columns he was curious. After all, Taibbi had been hired by Rolling Stone to cover the presidential campaign, much like Hunter S Thompson, a writer who P loves (as do I). If you add in the terrifying and bizarre nature of… Continue reading Book review: Insane Clown President
I was given The Optician of Lampedusa as a Christmas gift this yea. Having recently waded through Schindler’s Ark and Rebecca (both quite long for me at 429 and 441 pages, judge all you like) I was keen for something a little briefer. Train-journey length, ideally. At just 117 pages, The Optician of Lampedusa was… Continue reading Book review: The Optician of Lampedusa
Back in the middle of January, I wrote about reading goals for the year. In 2016 I read 46 books and I was hoping to read a similar number this year. So far, I’m on track (actually, I’m slightly ahead, but I read one or two shorter texts) but based on that post I’ve made… Continue reading My next short to-read list
In Becky's Head 