Tag Archives: blockbusters
I Shall Wear Midnight by Sir Terry Pratchett
Sir Terry has a new one out and given his health issues we can only hope that there are many more to come. The new one is called I Shall Wear Midnight – US link/ UK link and features Tiffany … Continue reading
The Analyst by John Katzenbach
I finished The Analyst – US link/ UK link a couple of days ago while recovering from neurosurgery. It is a great romp and zips along pacily, but it really needs a huge suspension of disbelief, which I will return … Continue reading
Tony Blair
I have always liked Tony Blair. His key skill is probably his likeability. I am about half way through Anthony Seldon’s Blair – US link/UK link and am enjoying it greatly. It is not a conventional biography. It’s certainly not … Continue reading
Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia by Elizabeth Gilbert
Are you the kind of woman who likes to have gossip with the girlies? Did you love Sex in The City I and II? Are you a “spiritual” person? Do you really believe that Price Charming will soon arrive? If … Continue reading
The Third Man by Peter Mandelson
Anyone with any interest in politics has to buy The Third Man: Life at the Heart of New Labour – US link /UK link the hotly anticipated memoir of one of New Labour’s three founding architects. It is as interesting … Continue reading
Gone Tomorrow by Lee Child
I have just finished Gone Tomorrow – US link/UK link by Lee Child and it is great to see a writer maintaining the quality over such a long series of novels. Many other writers, John Grisham being the most notable, … Continue reading
The Overlook by Michael Connelly
I love Connelly’s work and was looking forward to The Overlook – US link/ UK link. It was a bit of a disappointment. Harry Bosch is a great character but this book is too thin to do him justice. The … Continue reading
American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
The Guardian has an awesome piece by John Mullan (who I met once and is a lovely man) about one of my real favourite books: American Psycho/ UK link. American Psycho is a psychological thriller and satirical novel by Bret … Continue reading
New Work from Piers Paul Read – The Misogynist
My absolute favorite writer Piers Paul Read – US link/UK link has a new book out shortly and as a result is the focus of The Guardian’s “A Life in Books” Feature. The new book is The Misogynist and is … Continue reading
A Week in December by Sebastian Faulks
I have just finished this book. I was reading it quite slowly as we have our new baby Stanley but I am sure that I could have finished it in an afternoon in normal circumstances. It really is that pacy … Continue reading
Stuart Austin 