A Visit From the Goon Squad – Jennifer Egan
Peter Ibbetson
Book Review: A Visit From the Goon Squad There’s a reason why people come and go in our lives. Or so we’re brought up to believe. Is that wishful thinking,…
Non Fiction
Life – Keith Richards
Book Review – Life: Keith Richards Let’s start this review by assuming that Mick Jagger has just done every woman of this current ‘crop’ of women. That’s just what happens…
Don’t Hassel the Hoff – David Hasselhoff
Book Review: Don’t Hassel the Hoff Knight Rider. Baywatch. What do these two sitcoms share in common? That’s right – David Hasselhoff. The guy who had it all. And still…
David Beckham – My Side (The Autobiography) – David Beckham
Book Review: David Beckham (My Side) Provided by 4specialtysoccer.com In the footballing world, David Beckham is a household name – much like Maradona or even as on the lips of…
Aldous Huxley: A Biography book by Nicholas Murray reviewed by Michael Obernauer
Review Provided by SNDA Online. In a 1952 interview with the New York Herald Tribune, Aldous Huxley described himself as “an essayist who sometimes writes novels and biographies.” “I know…
The Road – Cormac McCarthy
Book Review: The Road A lot of people felt fear when they watched 2012, in 2012. December 21 was supposed to be the day when we, as the human race,…
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao – Juno Diaz
Book Review: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao No man can run away from his ‘roots’. It’s probably the reason why Sociology as a study regards the institution of…
Becoming Evander Holyfield – A Fighter’s Journey – Evander Holyfield
Writing books that document the struggles, losses and victories of teams and individual stars are commonplace but this is Evander Holyfield we’re talking about. The guy who got his ear…
Percy Jackson and the Olympians – Rick Riordan
Book Review: Percy Jackson and the Olympian (Series) I’ve always asked myself what would happen if Enid Blyton, England’s most prolific children storywriter, were still alive. Would we even bother…
A Thousand Splendid Suns – Khaled Hosseini
Book Review: A Thousand Splendid Suns The media can be a beguiling lot. It’s strange how the simplest of events are twisted into stories that convey the opposite, and which…