Category Archives: Book

Alice Munro’s Something I’ve Been Meaning to Tell You

Posted on 5 October 2024 by andyq

Something I’ve Been Meaning to Tell You by Alice Munro My rating: 4 of 5 stars I’m slowly buying all the Alice Munro collections that I haven’t got on my shelf (except for the collected works, as I reckon all … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Rebecca F. Huang’s Yellowface

Posted on 2 July 2024 by andyq

I’ve been meaning to read this book for ages. The premise is so, so good. Quite a while ago, a friend posted on Facebook (Hi Harsukh) that she just didn’t get the book, and I wondered why, with it seeming … Continue reading →

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

Posted on 2 June 2024 by andyq

Stay tuned… 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 … Continue reading →

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2023 in lists: Musicals, theatre, concerts, books and exhibitions

Posted on 31 December 2023 by andyq

Musicals and theatre La Cage Aux Folles, The Concourse, Chatswood: I was surprised at how silly and old-fashioned this musical was, and to find out what a huge success it was at the time. Times change, I guess.  Joseph and the … Continue reading →

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2023 in lists: Movies

Posted on 31 December 2023 by andyq

Movies (seen in the cinema) Avatar: The Way of Water: I can barely remember the first one, though I saw it and I remember some of the controversy over whether people liked the computer animation or not. I liked a … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Kevin Wilson’s Now is Not the Time to Panic

Posted on 2 April 2023 by andyq

Now Is Not the Time to Panic by Kevin Wilson My rating: 4 of 5 stars I liked ‘Nothing to See Here’ enough that I was definitely keen to read more. I find Wilson a very interesting writer. The narration … Continue reading →

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Book review: Andrew Sean Greer’s Less is Lost

Posted on 17 March 2023 by andyq

Less is Lost by Andrew Sean Greer My rating: 4 of 5 stars I loved ‘Less’ so much that I guess four stars is a fall from five. I wasn’t opposed to a sequel to ‘Less’ but what would it … Continue reading →

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Book review: ‘A Little Life’, revisited

Posted on 23 January 2023 by andyq

A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara My rating: 4 of 5 stars Spoiler alert: I assume that you have read A Little Life already and like me, are reading more about it to help you make sense of it! Please … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Hetty Lui McKinnon’s Tenderheart

Posted on 18 January 2023 by andyq

Tenderheart: A Cookbook about Vegetables and Unbreakable Family Bonds by Hetty Lui McKinnon My rating: 5 of 5 stars I’m not sure I’ve done a book review of a recipe book … but why not? On Goodreads, I see that … Continue reading →

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2022 in lists: concerts & shows, theatre, books, movies and TV

Posted on 31 December 2022 by andyq

Movies (seen on TV, probably on a streaming service, or on an airplane) Annie Live! We’d lost track of the live musicals on network TV, but since we love musicals, I found it. It’s such an odd musical. The songs are … Continue reading →

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