Reviews of Books
Posted in Fiction, Recommended on Sep 7th, 2012
I like Jennifer Egan – I’ve read Look at Me and A Visit from the Goon Squad so when I found The Keep in our book shelves I was quite pleased – I think someone must have given it to Mr H as a present. Here’s the blurb … After twenty years apart, two cousins reunite in Eastern Europe to renovate [...]
Posted in Fiction, Recommended on Jun 15th, 2012
I read A Visit from the Goon Squad and loved it. So I was keen to read this one. Here is the blurb … In her first novel since her widely praised debut, The Invisible Circus, Jennifer Egan demonstrates once again her virtuosity at weaving a spellbinding story with language that dazzles. In this boldly ambitious [...]
Posted in Recommended, Serious on Jul 27th, 2011
I selected this book for book club after reading a review in the Weekend Australian. I liked it. It has different points of view – the structure is quite intriguing ranging from first person to third person there is even an amazing chapter in second person. The time period changes as well from the near [...]