Beth's Books (and other bits and bobs)
Feel free to judge this book by its cover, it does what it says on the tin
NW leads the reader into the personal history of NW London through the lives of a colourful cast of characters. Their lives cross as neighbours, friends, lovers and enemies. Author: Zadie Smith Title: NW Press: Penguin Date of Publication: Date of Purchase: March 2019 RRP: £8.99 Price of Purchase: Thank you library card Reading Time: …
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 …
Author: Liane Moriarty Title: Truly Madly Guilty Press: Penguin Date of Publication: 2016 Date of Purchase: November 2018 RRP: £7.99 Price of Purchase: £2.49 Reading Time: 5 days Rating: 6 For what this was it was ok, nothing groundbreaking but fairly compelling. The teasing of the ‘event’ which has apparently changed the character’s lives forever …
Author: Kit De Waal Title: My Name is Leon Press: Penguin Prizes: Shortlisted for Costa First Novel Prize Date of publication: 2016 Date of purchase: November 2018 RRP: £8.99 Price of purchase: £2.49 Reading time: 3 days Rating:  8 Well if anyone had told me that a book about a nine year old boy who …
Author: Rob Doyle Title: Here are the Young Men Press: Bloomsbury Prizes: Date of publication: 2014 Date of purchase: September 2018 RRP: £7.99 Price of purchase: £1.95 Reading time: 2 Weeks Rating:  4 Well heck. This was deeply disturbing from start to finish. A stark glance into an alternative Dublin populated with disillusioned youths and …
Author: Irvine Welsh Title: Filth Press: Vintage Prizes: Date of publication: 1998 Date of purchase: September 2018 RRP: £5.99 Price of purchase: £2.50 Reading time: 2 Week Rating:  6 As a Scot currently playing at contributing to the diaspora in the sunny South of England it seemed appropriate to return to my roots, read a …
Just back from a lovely afternoon at the Southbank Centre. Cannot wait to get my hands on a copy of Cassara’s debut novel The House of Impossible Beauties. Both he and Andrew McMillan spoke eloquently on their own struggles coming to terms with their male-ness and the contradictions of masculinity in the twenty first century. …
Beth's Books (and other bits and bobs) 