Bringing up the Bodies from Wolf Hall
Bring up the Bodies from Wolf Hall: a discussion of point of view in Hilary Mantel’s fantastic trilogy, and a discussion of character names.
Reviews
Reviews of books, films, exhibitions, performances etc, and my Reading Diary. Read Other Folk’s Flowers for more details or scroll down.
Fat books take longer to read – a reading diary entry
Fat books take longer to read, disrupting your reading resolutions – but they can be glorious: a reading diary entry. White Teeth and Wolf Hall.
M-m-my corona reading – a reading diary entry
My corona reading – about the 7 books I read in February and March, bringing to 14 the number of books read in the first quarter of 2020
Vai: across the South Pacific – a review
A review of Vai, a film from Oceania that tells the stories of 8 different women from South Pacific communities. Seen at the 2020 Gothenburg Film Festival.
How stories work, and stories that don’t
How stories work – my reading diary entry for Feb 2020: 7 books read so far, 4 novels, 1 anthology, 1 self-help book and 1 guide to writing.
2019 looking back – a reading diary
Briefly reviews the 50-odd books I managed to complete reading during 2019 (with mention of one book I couldn’t finish).
All the books I read 2019
A list of all the 50+ books I read 2019 together with their authors and links to authors’ websites or similar
Other folk’s flowers
[Sticky post] Presents a description of the Reviews category on TheSupercargo website, together with associated sub-categories including Film reviews, Book reviews and my Reading Diary.
Steve McCurry’s photographs at the Bourse
The Steve McCurry photo exihibition at the Brussels Bourse in 2017. A belated photo essay, review and meditation on the ethics of photography.
Selected Poems In Flanders Fields – two reviews
A sort of review of Selected Poems of Robert Graves and In Flanders Fields, two books I’ve been reading in tandem since the weekedn fo 11th November 2018.