Book Reviews & Essays on Literature
What is the connection between Mining Engineering and writing fiction? None. In fact, the minds of Mining Engineers often workContinue Reading
Julian Barnes’ latest novel is called The Only Story and, despite the subject (the “scandalous” love affair between a manContinue Reading
Can the same subjects, settings and characters be successfully used in a podcast, and in published script format, and in aContinue Reading
Some writers write so clearly, elegantly and expressively that reading their words is like drinking a glass of the bestContinue Reading
“Borne” is the past participle of the verb “[to] bear”, which means to carry or transport, as in a weight orContinue Reading
I have long been an admirer of Monty Don, the horticulturist and garden expert. I love watching him on hisContinue Reading
I have been to Australia twice, once on a holiday with a mishap and a second time on a holidayContinue Reading
Jo Nesbo’s famous “Harry Hole” detective novels, and his other works for adults, bear the marks of contemporary Scandinavian NoirContinue Reading
Any novel that has the words “pleasure model” in the title could be automatically relegated to the category of “chickContinue Reading
The mystery over who “Hendrik Groen” is, continues. Groen is the pseudonym of a Dutch author who has produced twoContinue Reading
