Beth's Books (and other bits and bobs)
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Things I will eventually get around to reading (maybe when I’m old and grey)
This list is inspired in part by my current reading of The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox and partly by a course I undertook in the third year of my undergraduate degree (which I finally feel ready to start reflecting back on). Oh and also it’s Burns Nights so this is my contribution to being patriotic… Complicity: …
Well, it’s been a whirlwind year for me and until I settled down in September I really didn’t manage to put aside much time for reading. This, as well as my ridiculously short memory, means that this list might feel a little autumn heavy. [Also go follow my instagram for fewer words and prettier pictures …
Having just steamed through Daphne du Maurier’s Jamaica Inn I felt it was time to consider what other books have fallen into this category for me. I rabitted on and on about this book the whole time I was reading it (thank you to my patient pal). So I began to wonder, what other books have turned me into a one-woman …
The Mysterious Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde: Robert Louis Stephenson What’s scarier than a deep look at social ills and inherently corrupt humanity? Literally nothing, this is one of my favourite books and the sp00ky atmosphere of the whole thing is worthy of commendation on any day of the year but especially today. …
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What is ‘up-lit’? The Guardian describes this new trend in publishing as having kindness at its core, in response to the turbulence and trauma of our modern world. Although Gail Honeyman’s Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine [link to review] is the book which started me thinking about up-lit I realise that several books which I’ve …
If you're anything like me you'll understand that a 'Top 5' is basically impossible. Not only am I fickle and easily distracted my memory is abysmal! Put me on the spot and you'll be lucky to get five books I have read ever out of me let alone a comprehensive list that makes any sense. …
One Hundred Years of Solitude: Gabriel Garcia Marquez Milkman: Anna Burns
Filth: Irvine Welsh Dead Air: Iain Banks Here Are the Young Men: Rob Doyle
A Tale for the Time Being: Ruth Ozeki High Fidelity: Nick Hornby Blood Orange: Harriet Tyce
(maybe eventually) Oh no, you cry, not another non-commital list of books Beth has a passing interest in! But yes, yes it is. This time however, it's bigger, vaguer and even less certain! The House of Impossible Beauties: Joseph Cassara Filth: Irvine Welsh Dead Air: Iain Banks Here are the Young Men: Rob Doyle Milkman: …
Beth's Books (and other bits and bobs) 