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Writing tagged: ‘reviews’

‘Gone’ by Michael Blencowe

Book review: ‘Gone’ by Michael Blencowe

A search for what remains of the world’s extinct creatures.

Published 23-Feb-2021
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: History, Nature Writing, Science, Travel Tags: reviews
‘Lines in the Sand’ by A.A. Gill

Book review: ‘Lines in the Sand’ by A.A. Gill

Collected journalism.

Published 03-Feb-2021
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Other Tags: AA Gill, reviews
‘The Fire of Joy’ by Clive James

Book review: ‘The Fire of Joy’ by Clive James

Roughly eighty poems to get by heart and say aloud.

Published 24-Jan-2021
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Poetry Tags: reviews
‘The Sea View Has Me Again’ by Patrick Wright

Book review: ‘The Sea View Has Me Again’ by Patrick Wright

Uwe Johnson in Sheerness (1974–1984).

Published 21-Jan-2021
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Biography/Memoir, History Tags: reviews
‘The Stubborn Light of Things’ by Melissa Harrison

Book review: ‘The Stubborn Light of Things’ by Melissa Harrison

A nature diary.

Published 12-Jan-2021
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Nature Writing Tags: reviews
‘The Murdstone Trilogy’ by Mal Peet

Book review: ‘The Murdstone Trilogy’ by Mal Peet

Funny, daft and a bit scary (to some).

Published 31-Dec-2020
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Fiction Tags: reviews
‘Empire Antarctica’ by Gavin Francis

Book review: ‘Empire Antarctica’ by Gavin Francis

Ice, silence and emperor penguins.

Published 25-Dec-2020
Filed under: Uncategorised Tags: reviews
‘On the Origin of Species’ by Charles Darwin, 1st edition, title page

Book review: ‘On the Origin of Species’ by Charles Darwin (1st ed., 1859)

…or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life.

Published 19-Nov-2020
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Science Tags: charles darwin, reviews
‘Agent Running in the Field’ by John le Carré

Book review: ‘Agent Running in the Field’ by John le Carré

Spycraft and badminton in Brexit Britain.

Published 14-Nov-2020
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Fiction Tags: reviews
‘Renegade’ by Mark E Smith

Book review: ‘Renegade’ by Mark E. Smith

The lives and tales of Mark E. Smith.

Published 01-Nov-2020
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Biography/Memoir Tags: reviews, the fall

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