Read, think, react
My New Year’s resolutions: – to keep a record of the books I read and re-read this year and to record my reactions to them. And to alternate reading new (to me) novels with revisiting books already on my bookshelves (or Kindle), prompted by what I’ve just read. And one more resolution – to look for answers to questions that are connected in some way with what I have been reading.
One recurring question: will I re-read this book?
Giving and receiving books is exposing your heart Redhead by the Side of the Road by Anne Tyler
Sharing what you think about a book is risky, it’s like wearing your heart on your sleeve. So why do we do it?
What does Philip Pullman say about writing fiction? Daemon Voices Philip Pullman
The subtitle of this book is ‘Essays on Storytelling,’ and Philip Pullman has things to say both about how to write stories, and about the responsibilities of a writer.
Does this book need an index? The Man in the Red Coat Julian Barnes
Julian Barnes plunges his readers into the period, and we are dragged along like children taken to a funfair – look at this, don’t miss that. It’s exciting and enthralling – and confusing
Is the clockwork octopus the most endearing character in The Watchmaker of Filigree Street by Natasha Pulley?
Natasha Pulley’s imagination fizzes with ‘what ifs’ – and the ‘what ifs’ are followed up, not just then this would happen, but then this could, and this is likely too.
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