Category Archives: Review

Book Review: Trent Dalton’s Love Stories

Posted on 6 December 2025 by andyq

Love Stories by Trent Dalton My rating: 3 of 5 stars I’m going to go right down the middle with a middling rating of this book, with the stars mostly for the intention. It is clear that Dalton is a … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Lorrie Moore’s The Collected Stories

Posted on 6 December 2025 by andyq

The Collected Stories by Lorrie Moore My rating: 3 of 5 stars I think I was in university when I first discovered Lorrie Moore, reading Like Life (1990) and then liking it so much that I read Birds of America … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Eduardo Galeano’s The Book of Embraces

Posted on 6 December 2025 by andyq

The Book of Embraces by Eduardo Galeano My rating: 4 of 5 stars When I was first exposed to the Memory of Fire trilogy, it was a revelation. Here, in anecdotes both poetic and mythic, Galeano turned the history of … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Andrew O’Hagan’s Be Near Me

Posted on 6 December 2025 by andyq

Be Near Me by Andrew O’Hagan My rating: 3 of 5 stars Because I’d raved about O’Hagan’s Marilyn Monroe book (as narrated by her dog, Maf), a new literary friend loaned me one of his favourite books, ‘Be Near Me’. … Continue reading →

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Book Review. Alice Munro’s Friend of My Youth

Posted on 6 December 2025 by andyq

Friend of My Youth by Alice Munro My rating: 4 of 5 stars I return to this page, and see, a surprise to me, that I rated it three stars in 2011. I actually don’t remember reading it before. It … Continue reading →

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2025 in lists: Musicals, theatre, concerts, books and exhibitions

Posted on 5 December 2025 by andyq

A work in progress (at least during 2025) … Musicals and theatre Hamlet Camp, Carriageworks: A kooky idea with engaging pros telling the story. I loved the autobiographical poems that opened this, our friend Claudia provided a wonderful different energy to … Continue reading →

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Come dine with me: Restaurant Evett, Seoul

Posted on 19 July 2025 by andyq

When we travel, we try to choose at least one special restaurant, and since our trip to Seoul coincided with my 56th birthday, I was excited to choose Restaurant Evett. I follow a winner of Masterchef Australia, Nat Thaipun, on … Continue reading →

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2025 in lists: Movies

Posted on 6 July 2025 by andyq

Stay tuned… Movies: seen on TV, probably on a streaming service, or on an airplane The Substance: There seems to be a difference in opinion. Husband absolutely loved this one. I found it well-made in parts but simplistic and disliked the … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Lorrie Moore’s The Collected Stories

Posted on 15 June 2025 by andyq

The Collected Stories by Lorrie Moore My rating: 3 of 5 stars I think I was in university when I first discovered Lorrie Moore, reading Like Life (1990) and then liking it so much that I read Birds of America … Continue reading →

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2024 in lists: Musicals, theatre, concerts, books and exhibitions

Posted on 31 December 2024 by andyq

Musicals and theatre An Evening With: The First Ten Years, Hayes Theatre: What a night! Chockful of Hayes Theatre’s most talented and established performers in a celebratory concert and cabaret. & Juliet: This was awfully fun, and we had to … Continue reading →

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