Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Suskind Book Review When we think of which senses are most valuable to us, our sense of smell usually takes a back seat. The idea of losing our sense of sight or … Continue reading
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Remember a few years ago when Nordic crime novels were all the rage? We couldn’t get enough of them, and rightly so, the books in the limelight at that time were very good. Arguably the most popular crime novels of … Continue reading
At the time of writing, it’s 02:50 and I should be in the land of nod. Instead I’m sat here at my computer desperately trying to find the right words to describe how John Williams’ novel Stoner has shaken me … Continue reading
Franz Kafka’s The Trial is a book I’ve been meaning to get around to reading for a while. Over the years I’ve heard promising things about it and the fact that it has become common parlance to describe something that … Continue reading
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, a short book that took me ages. It’s characters were on crack, cocaine, and smack. It was funny, fast, and outrageous. I wrote this limerick after immediately after finishing the book. I don’t know … Continue reading