A River With A City Problem is a historical account of the Brisbane river flooding, the impacts of the floods, and the political decisions (or lack thereof) that have not prevented subsequent floods. The important thing to remember throughout this book review is that it is a very good book. It might not sound […]
Book Reviews
Book Review: On Writing by Charles Bukowski
On Writing was a book I accidentally came across in a library catalogue and deliberately got out on loan. On Writing by Charles Bukowski I loved this book. It talked about writing however you want. Including mentions of being an author who doesn’t care about spelling. I admire the pre-internet ability to […]
Book Review: Get Your Sh*t Together by Sarah Knight
This book was my first foray in to shit/fuck books as a reader. Given that I published Fuck Should in 2019, I had been deliberately avoiding reading “similar” books so that I kept my “vision” and didn’t get distracted. Get Your Sh*t Together was another impulse grab from the library shelf, a tactic that seemed […]
Book Review: We Are Never Meeting In Real Life by Samantha Irby
Full confession: I have no idea how I came across We Are Never Meeting in Real Life. I know I got it from a library, but I have no idea why. I had the call numbers written all of these “serious” books on creativity and minds and thinking and business and being a genius and […]
Book Review: Life Undercover: Coming of Age in the CIA by Amaryllis Fox
I was trawling my local library catalogue before the Christmas holidays, looking for books to reserve. Life Undercover: Coming of Age in the CIA jumped out at me purely because it’s so Other to me. I would never make it as an undercover agent. I tweet far too much. Life Undercover: Coming of Age […]
Book Review: Th1rt3en by Steve Cavanagh
I saw Th1rt3en mentioned somewhere on Instagram and the cover had me hooked. Primarily, the line “The serial killer isn’t on trial. He’s on the jury”. Damn. That’s an intriguing premise. Th1rt3en by Steve Cavanagh To me, Th1rt3en felt like a courtroom Bones episode. That’s the vibe I got while reading it. […]
Book Review: Slow by Brooke McAlary
I’ve recently gotten to the top of a few wait lists at the library for books I’ve been wanting to read – so there might be an influx of book reviews coming! Also, I love that making a list of books and “ordering” them online at the library is literally a tip in this book. […]
Book Review: Packing Light
Book Review: Packing Light I picked up the book on a whim on Saturday. I had ducked to library to see if any of my holds were ready and it caught my eye as I wandered the aisles. No wonder. Allison is a blogger. There’s something that stands out about books by bloggers. […]