From Putin to Martin in 13 stages – a reading quarter
My quarterly reading round-up – all the books I’ve read in the first quarter of 2017 from Putin via Patti Smith and Jonas Hassan Khemiri to George RR Martin.
Reading diary
This page collects all my Reading diary posts. Most are a series of short reviews of the books I’ve been reading, but some are otherwise.
All the books of 2016 – Part 2
All the books I read in 2016 as I kept my New Year resolution. This article is Part 2 of 2. The second half of the year – but more books than in Part 1. I think I was getting into the swing of things. (Also re-reading which usually makes for a quicker read.)
All the books of 2016 (part 1)
All the books I read in 2016 as I kept my New Year resolution. This article is part 1 of 2 because I managed to read more than the 50 books that was my target, and I’ve got something to say something about each of them.
On Reading and the Art of Giving Up – a reading diary entry
In this instalment of my Reading Diary: how to begin a book, how to give it a chance, why giving up is an option – and an analysis of one book I gave up on.
To Have and to Have Not – new reading diary entry
The first entry in my new reading diary. An explanation, and a discussion about having books and giving books away. Also a bit about print media contra electronic.
All the Books I Read in 2015
This is a list of the 30 or so books that I managed to read all the way through during 2015, together with a little information about, each of them.
Iain Banks
The author Iain Banks (aka Iain M Banks) died, age 59, on Sunday 9th June 2013. A witty, intelligent and very able writer of “mainstream” and SF, as well as a defender of humanism, in all senses of that word.
A little reading
A little reading: A new year; a new policy. I shall try to write an occasional post about the books (and other things) I’m currently reading.