Category Archives: Literary

The Saint of Bright Doors – Vajra Chandrasekera

Posted on 22/05/2023 by readerofelse

I didn’t really know what to expect when I started reading this, but honestly, I think that was the best plan I could have had. Expectations would have only held me back (and/or been absolutely useless to me). The Saint … Continue reading →

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Ithaca – Claire North

Posted on 13/12/2022 by readerofelse

There are a lot of Greek myth retellings floating around now. And not just Greek myth retellings, but feminist ones specifically. In many ways, I am the targetest of target markets for the subgenre, and I have to admit, even … Continue reading →

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What I Read Last Week – 10th – 18th September

Posted on 20/09/2022 by readerofelse

Yeah I know that’s eight days, but it’s basically a week. Close enough. Anyway. Ocean’s Echo by Everina Maxwell. I reviewed this more fully and coherently over at Nerds of a Feather, but because this is my blog, I can … Continue reading →

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What I Read Last Week – 28th March to 3rd April

Posted on 05/04/2022 by readerofelse

I’ve been a bit rubbish at blogging recently, but it’s mostly been because I haven’t felt as if many of the books I’ve read were up to a full blog post on their own. Solution: a week of books in … Continue reading →

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Gingerbread – Helen Oyeyemi

Posted on 20/02/2021 by readerofelse

It’s been rather a while since I’ve written a blog post. Some of this is pandemic-induced inertia, but most of it is down to the fact that my laptop has died, and so I have two choices for writing anything … Continue reading →

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How to be Both – Ali Smith

Posted on 03/01/2020 by readerofelse

I’ve been meaning to read an Ali Smith book for ages. However, that book was Autumn, which I’ve still not got round to acquiring. But! This one was great, so in fact this has served to give me a kick to … Continue reading →

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Everything I Never Told You – Celeste Ng

Posted on 01/01/2020 by readerofelse

After I enjoyed Little Fires Everywhere so much, obviously I wanted to read Ng’s first book. Oh how convenient, someone could lend it to me. Hurrah! *consumes voraciously* Because yeah, she’s just… really good. And this was no different in that … Continue reading →

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Midnight’s Children – Salman Rushdie

Posted on 05/11/2019 by readerofelse

Something of a change of pace. This one was a book club book, for our theme “literary authors doing SFF”. I nominated it, so entirely my fault, but I’m not certain in hindsight I’d have picked it for that theme. … Continue reading →

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Milk and Honey – Rupi Kaur

Posted on 11/10/2019 by readerofelse

I decided I wanted to engage with some more poetry. And I had a load of audible credits to use… so hey, why not in audio form. Free books (not free books, but I already paid, so it feels like … Continue reading →

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The Porpoise – Mark Haddon

Posted on 07/08/2019 by readerofelse

I am, of course, a sucker for anything classics-related. Because some things never change. So I came across something that was being well-received and had tenuous links to classical mythology? Sold. I barely even read the blurb. Which, if I’m … Continue reading →

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