Category Archives: Book

Book Review: André Aciman’s Call Me By Your Name

Posted on 22 January 2019 by andyq

[Review includes spoilers; don’t read it if you plan on reading the book and don’t want to know key plot points and issues!] Call Me By Your Name by André Aciman My rating: 4 of 5 stars André Aciman’s Call … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Lily Brett’s New York (essays)

Posted on 16 January 2019 by andyq

New York by Lily Brett My rating: 4 of 5 stars Lily Brett is a celebrated Australian poet and novelist, who often writes about family life, including the experiences of people like her, the daughter of survivors of the Holocaust. … Continue reading →

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2018 in lists: concerts & shows, theatre, books, movies, TV

Posted on 25 December 2018 by andyq

Concerts, Shows, Theatre, Exhibitions & Words Muriel’s Wedding, the Musical: Loved the adaptation and update, music and cast. A fun show. I wonder if it will transfer overseas. Darlinghurst Nights, Hayes Theatre: A thirty-year old musical revived, a love letter … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Matthew Mitcham’s Twists and Turns (autobiography)

Posted on 23 December 2018 by andyq

Twists and Turns by Matthew Mitcham My rating: 4 of 5 stars I haven’t seen the one-man shows that Mitcham has done, where he’s brought his stories from this book (and his life) to the stage, but I have the … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Banana Yoshimoto’s Asleep

Posted on 24 November 2018 by andyq

Asleep by Banana Yoshimoto My rating: 4 of 5 stars It was either a very good idea or a very bad idea to have ‘Asleep’ as my bedside reading for the last period. It’s not a long book: three short … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Michael Ondaatje’s Warlight

Posted on 8 November 2018 by andyq

Warlight by Michael Ondaatje My rating: 3 of 5 stars I liked Ondaatje’s In The Skin of a Lion so much that it sort of become part of my identity: an aspiring writer who liked Ondaatje, his showy, poetic descriptions … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Mark Sisson’s ‘The Keto Reset Diet’

Posted on 2 September 2018 by andyq

The Keto Reset Diet: Reboot Your Metabolism in 21 Days and Burn Fat Forever by Mark Sisson My rating: 2 of 5 stars I think I’m of an age that I need a hard copy of something, a book, to … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Klaus Ove Knausgård’s My Struggle

Posted on 8 July 2018 by andyq

My Struggle by Karl Ove Knausgård My rating: 5 of 5 stars A deeply personal reflection on the death of Knausgaard’s father, My Struggle is universal in its exploration of how we observe the world, how we interact with it, … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Andrew Sean Greer’s Less, Fiction

Posted on 2 July 2018 by andyq

Less by Andrew Sean Greer My rating: 5 of 5 stars I loved Arthur Less, the protagonist of the novel Less. I’ve occasionally fallen in love with the voice of an author or one of their characters but then realised … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Christie Harris’s Mouse Woman and the Vanished Princesses

Posted on 2 June 2018 by andyq

Mouse Woman and the Vanished Princesses by Christie Harris My rating: 5 of 5 stars I always loved mythology. As a boy, I started with Greek mythology, went onto Roman and then the Norse gods too. Eventually I devoured pretty … Continue reading →

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