No One Is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood My rating: 4 of 5 stars This was somewhat of a tricky book to get into. The book is divided into two parts, largely consisting of short paragraphs, which sometimes do not gel together particularly well. I suspect that this was an attempt to mimic theContinue reading “No One is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood”
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Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward: ‘He Will Look at Me’
Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward My rating: 5 of 5 stars He will look at me. He will look at me. He will look at me. So intones Esch, the fifteen year old girl on the brink of a devastating womanhood, desperate to be seen, to be noticed, to be loved, as she andContinue reading “Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward: ‘He Will Look at Me’”
Understanding the British peerage system: WTAF?
I have got myself into something of a muddle trying to get to the bottom of why Caroline Norton was so miffed that some other Mrs Norton had the temerity to call herself ‘the Honourable Mrs Norton’ in an article written for Bentley’s Miscellany. And I think, what it boils down to, is that IContinue reading “Understanding the British peerage system: WTAF?”
Review of Cold Wallet by Rosy Fenwicke
Crypto currency? Sudden death? And, dare I say it, a novel that is probably firmly in the thriller genre? Those who follow my reviews know that this is a book I would normally give a rapid swerve to. It is not something I would usually pick up, even with the most enticing of covers. However,Continue reading “Review of Cold Wallet by Rosy Fenwicke”
HRT: Three Months In
I am just about reaching the end of my third cycle of HRT. Already I am struck by that word: cycle. I didn’t plan it this way, but it seems I have timed my monthly bleed to coincide with the full moon. The wolf moon was the first, the snow moon the second. Now, theContinue reading “HRT: Three Months In”
Happy Dogaversary to Me!
Today is one year since I bundled myself into my car, with an empty dog carrier, a boot full of puppy supplies, and if I’m being honest, a tad more than a little trepidation niggling away at me. I was on my way to collect my puppy, an adorable mostly apricot coloured maltipoo with smatteringsContinue reading “Happy Dogaversary to Me!”
#IAmTheStorm
I have shed many tears this week. Some of joy. Mostly, however, they have been tears of utter despair. This has been a maddening, exhilarating, but ultimately, a frightening week to be a woman in the UK. Sarah Everard is the name on every woman’s lips, her story one that we internalise from the momentContinue reading “#IAmTheStorm”
Gerta: A Review
This is the first time in while writing my review, I downgraded my star rating. On reflection, there was much that was difficult with this book, which is a shame, because it opened with such promise. Gerta by Kateřina Tučková My rating: 3 of 5 stars This book had me really conflicted. There were timesContinue reading “Gerta: A Review”
Adrienne Rich’s Of Woman Born: Motherhood as Experience and Institution
I feel like I have come to feminism far too late in life. It is only now, with the reading I have done, my research into the proto-feminist movement of the nineteenth century for my studies, and my engagement with current feminist issues relating to the erasure of the language we use to define womenContinue reading “Adrienne Rich’s Of Woman Born: Motherhood as Experience and Institution”
Girl A and the Hype of a Debut Novel
Girl A by Abigail Dean My rating: 3 of 5 stars As I always try to give reasons when I give a book less than 4 stars, here is my thoughts on Girl A. I went into this book with high expectations, such was the hype that accompanied the debut. Unfortunately, this is one ofContinue reading “Girl A and the Hype of a Debut Novel”
Deborah Siddoway 