I devoured The Martian over two long evenings, and I loved it from the moment it began. I actually went to see the film a couple of months ago so I knew most of the story before reading the book, but this didn't remotely detract from the experience. The plot of the book and the film are pretty much the same, but there's...
A Walk in The Woods - Bill Bryson Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less - Greg McKeown The Stone Gods - Jeanette Winterson Killing and Dying - Adrian Tomine Space Dumplings - Craig Thompson The Martian - Andy Weir I love receiving books for Christmas as it's one of the best times of year for reading. I don't know about your family, but mine...
A couple of weeks ago I was sitting in Brixton Village having a cup of tea with a friend of mine. We sat talking about university, and for a moment we discussed our respective grades. The person with whom I was enjoying my tea is incredibly bright - it's apparent from the very moment that you meet her - and it came as...
3 Novels - César Aira The Literature Machine - Italo Calvino Towards the beginning of December I found myself in Foyles thinking about my upcoming fifty book challenge. I love visiting the Tottenham Court Road Foyles - it's massive and packed to the brim with all sorts of amazing books that I just wouldn't pick up in any other shop. On this particular...
During 2015 I didn't read enough. I briefly talked about this in my last blog post, but since I wrote that post I've been thinking a lot about books. I really want 2016 to be full of new ideas, new stories, and lots and lots of reading. For me personally, one of the best ways to motivate myself to do something is to...
