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Writing tagged: ‘reviews’

‘Darwin’ by Jonathan Howard

Book review: ‘Darwin’ by Jonathan Howard

A very short introduction.

Published 08-Dec-2019
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: History, Science Tags: reviews
‘Year of the Monkey’ by Patti Smith

Book review: ‘Year of the Monkey’ by Patti Smith

Further quirky memoirs.

Published 10-Nov-2019
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Biography/Memoir Tags: patti smith, reviews
‘The End of Epilepsy?’ by Dieter Schmidt & Simon Shorvon

Book review: ‘The End of Epilepsy?’ by Dieter Schmidt & Simon Shorvon

A history of the modern era of epilepsy 1860–2010.

Published 27-Oct-2019
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: History, Science Tags: reviews
‘Of Walking in Ice’ by Werner Herzog

Book review: ‘Of Walking in Ice’ by Werner Herzog

A quest to save a friend.

Published 27-Oct-2019
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Biography/Memoir, Sebaldian Tags: reviews
‘First You Write a Sentence’ by Joe Moran

Book review: ‘First You Write a Sentence’ by Joe Moran

The elements of reading, writing… and life.

Published 02-Oct-2019
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Culture Tags: reviews
‘A Light in the Dark’ by Horatio Clare

Book review: ‘The Light in the Dark’ by Horatio Clare

A winter journal.

Published 02-Oct-2019
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Biography/Memoir, Nature Writing Tags: reviews
‘A Claxton Diary’ by Mark Cocker

Book review: ‘A Claxton Diary’ by Mark Cocker

Further field notes from a small planet.

Published 02-Oct-2019
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Nature Writing Tags: reviews
‘Animal Behaviour’ by Tristram D. Wyatt

Book review: ‘Animal Behaviour’ by Tristram D. Wyatt

A very short introduction.

Published 02-Oct-2019
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Nature Writing, Science Tags: reviews
‘River’ by Esther Kinsky

Book review: ‘River’ by Esther Kinsky

File under Sebaldian.

Published 27-Aug-2019
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Fiction, Sebaldian Tags: reviews
‘Sea Room’ by Adam Nicolson

Book review: ‘Sea Room’ by Adam Nicolson

The story of one man, three islands and half a million puffins.

Published 27-Aug-2019
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Biography/Memoir, History, Nature Writing Tags: reviews

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