So, as we move into year 5 of this endeavour of reading a book a week, a quick recap on the books from the past year. I’ve read 26 books by men and 26 by women. 12 by people of colour. I’ve read 17 non-fiction books, and 35 fictional. Of the 35, 22 could be… Continue reading Year 4 – quick review
33) A Quiet Flame by Philip Kerr I’m slowly working my way through Philip Kerr’s wonderful Bernie Gunther novels, which combine a Chandler-esque wit with the perils and history of 1930s-40s (Nazi) Germany. As I wrote in a previous review, Kerr very sadly died earlier this year, which is all the more reason (as far… Continue reading Year 3 / Book 33: A Quiet Flame
14) The Lady from Zagreb by Philip Kerr Philip Kerr has become one of my favourite police and crime writers: you cannot go wrong in picking any of his Bernie Gunther stories, and I’ve been un-chronologically making my way through the whole series. So I was really saddened to learn about his death at the… Continue reading Year 3 / Book 14: The Lady From Zagreb
7) March Violets by Philip Kerr It seemed like a strangely appropriate moment to read a novel set in mid 1930s Germany – can’t imagine why. So I returned to Philip Kerr’s great set of Bernie Gunther novels, a detective who is like Raymond Chandler’s Philip Marlowe with a heavy side-dose of British sarcasm and quick-wittedness.… Continue reading Year 2 / Book 7: March Violets
So it’s been a while. Last update was start of July when I was on book number 29). So I think I missed 6 weeks. Fortunately, packed in quite a few hours of reading while on hols, so here goes. I’ve picked my summer faves (and one to avoid). Excuse epic post. 30) The White… Continue reading Books 30-36 (& spares) / 2016
13) The One From the Other – by Philip Kerr. I’ve been meaning to read a Bernie Gunther crime novel for a while, and this was worth waiting for. Set in pre- and post-war Germany, it covers a really wide range of ground whilst staying (mostly) believable and, in places, quite powerful. Gunther has a… Continue reading Books 13-19 / 2016
Dog-eared Man: a book a week 