Looking for some holiday reading? Here are eight of my book reviews that may prick your interest.
David Leavitt has always been an interesting short story and novella writer, here is a collection of three of his novellas that are more than worth a read.
London Urban Legends by Scott Wood
I have always been fascinated by urban legends and so it appears has Scott Wood. This was the perfect read on my journey to and from work, on the London Underground..
The House of Stairs by (Ruth Rendell writing as) Barbara Vine
For many years I lived in Notting Hill, London, where this novel is set, and it turns on the head the convention of the crime novel.
From Doon with Death by Ruth Rendell
During the summer, I realised I had not read Ruth Rendell’s first novel, so I did. All great writers must start somewhere.
The Midwich Cuckoos by John Wyndham
I first read this novel as a young teenager, when I found it very frightening. I reread it as an adult and found it uncomfortably disturbing. It is still thought-provoking now.
Logical Family: A Memoir by Armistead Maupin
SPOILER: One of the best things Armistead Maupin has written.
Liverpool Murders - Kirkdale Hangings 1870–1891 by Steven Horton
So much true crime literature is sensationalist, moral-panic writing or just plain voyeuristic. This book isn’t and it is fascinating for being so.
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K Dick
SPOLIER: One of, if not the best novels Philip K Dick wrote.
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