Category: The Grim Reaper

by M. Bijman February 15, 2019

Death Made Beautiful – Beirut Hellfire Society, by Rawi Hage

This is one those novels that will change the way you look at death and burial methods – and Beirut.Continue Reading

by M. Bijman December 27, 2017

Discussion of writing style Review of new non-fiction The Grim Reaper Trending

Required Reading – The Emperor of All Maladies, by Siddhartha Mukherjee

Sometimes reading is work, and the more I read to review the rarer it is that I discover a bookContinue Reading

by M. Bijman October 14, 2015

Discussion of author’s portfolio Discussion of writing style Humor Humour Non-fiction Review of memoir The Grim Reaper

Forensic analysis of death – Nothing to Be Frightened Of, by Julian Barnes

Death is a difficult subject to write about, but particularly when it is not coincidental but core to a book’s theme orContinue Reading

by M. Bijman October 20, 2014

Constructed World Novel Discussion of author’s portfolio Discussion of writing style Review of Fantasy The Grim Reaper

Death and the Flight of Birds in The Discworld – Reaper Man, by Terry Pratchett

Death is a difficult subject to write about, but particularly when it is not coincidental but core to a book’s theme orContinue Reading

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