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Category: Books

The Guest Cat – Takashi Hiraide (2014)

September 23, 2016December 31, 20202 Comments

The Guest Cat is another book I fondled in a bookshop not long ago. I didn't buy it at the time, but the premise intrigued me and I discovered we actually own a copy when I went looking for another short read from those on our poor overburdened shelves. We're introduced to a mild-mannered husband and … Continue reading The Guest Cat – Takashi Hiraide (2014)

Grief is the Thing with Feathers – Max Porter (2015)

September 8, 2016December 31, 20201 Comment

I picked up this book yesterday and so begins the first of hopefully several bookish reviews on this blog. I haven't read a thing for ages and I have a growing stack of books Lizzie wants me to read, but when I saw this book it just called out to me. I demolished it in … Continue reading Grief is the Thing with Feathers – Max Porter (2015)

#SackNasty — rarasaur

July 4, 2016December 31, 2020Leave a comment

  Sack Nasty is a compilation of poetry about prison. Unlike this blog, the stories told here don’t always fall sunny-side up. They are an outpouring of the uglier edges of prison life. They are about the illusion of dignity, the malleability of justice, and the fluidity (and fluids) of the human condition. These are … Continue reading #SackNasty — rarasaur

Pride & Joy: A Wizard of Earthsea

October 25, 2015December 31, 20203 Comments

It won't have escaped your notice that i'm trying to breathe new life into my blog these days. I'm midway through a big clear out and reshuffle; fixing up the old teenage angst and - dare I say it - consigning the drivel to the trash. I'm trying to ensure my posts head in a clearer direction rather than … Continue reading Pride & Joy: A Wizard of Earthsea

Today’s Fruitful Haul from ELCAF=D

June 14, 2014December 31, 2020Leave a comment

Eyes Peeled

June 14, 2014December 31, 2020Leave a comment

The latest addition to my teeny tiny comic collection is Eyes Peeled by Grace Wilson. EP is a 2013-2014 series of observational comics and drawings which span two continents and three cities - Edinburgh, London and Stockholm - with a couple of other exotic excursions in between. To say that this is a comic overflowing … Continue reading Eyes Peeled

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