Okay, okay, so before we get started can we JUST discuss how is it summer already? I mean, I swear this time last year it was still January. It’s freaking me out how fast time is passing, but then again it’s closer to the summer holidays so YAY. But, but, on ANOTHER note, confession time: … More Burial Rites by Hannah Kent
I’ve been waiting to read this book for so long, so much so that the actual urge kind of became subdued, just a niggle on my fingertips everytime I reached to my bookshelf. I would scan the cover, think ‘Oh, that’s pretty’, and just move onto something else. Why? I don’t know. I think it was mainly … More Book Review: Horns
I read this book back in the first few months after leaving university. I can’t remember when exactly, and I can’t place a particular reason why this book stayed with me (rather fitting if you’ve read the book), but I remember the story and it’s characters making an impact with me. We follow the relationship … More Book Review: Every Contact Leaves A Trace
I first picked up The Vegetarian by Han Kang back in October 2016. I immersed myself into the book, drawn in by the rich language and ideas of the body, nature and art. I owe my M.A. to Han Kang and Deborah Smith for indirectly imparting on me that I don’t need to write sci-fi … More Book Review: Han Kang’s ‘Human Acts’
Below is part two of a short piece of fiction I wrote as part of my university Masters degree. I thought it would be cool to share sections of it on the blog weekly, as a sort of serial piece. Let me know what you think of it! Hope everyone has a great Friday! Part … More Naked: Part Two
Review: Nutshell by Ian McEwan This book caught my eye SO MANY TIMES in my local Waterstones. Every time I would pick it up, flick through it, and then put it back. WHY?! I don’t know. I guess it’s because I’ve never read any Ian McEwan before. I guess it’s because I didn’t think it … More Review: Nutshell
My Paper Lungs 