48) Anatomy of a Scandal by Sarah Vaughan If you've read Apple Tree Yard by Louise Doughty or The Party by Elizabeth Day, then you may well enjoy this book, as it struck me as a combination of the two - the courtroom drama and scandal of the former, mingled with the party politics and… Continue reading Year 3 / Book 48: Anatomy of a Scandal
Category: Politics
Year 3 / Book 39: Hope in the Dark
39) Hope in the Dark by Rebecca Solnit If you are not familiar with Rebecca Solnit's work, then I heartily recommend starting to do so - I've read Men Explain Things To Me (the essay/book that gave rise to 'mansplaining') and A Field Guide to Getting Lost is waiting on the bookshelf. This collection of… Continue reading Year 3 / Book 39: Hope in the Dark
Year 3 / Book 38: The People vs Tech
38) The People vs Tech by Jamie Bartlett This book was recommended to me by Amir, and to be honest at the end of it I don't know entirely whether to thank him or throw the book at him (in the literal sense). Not because it's not good and fascinating, but because it is, at… Continue reading Year 3 / Book 38: The People vs Tech
Year 3 / Book 28: Evicted
28) Evicted by Matthew Desmond Bit of a backlog on updating the reviews, but thought I would get this one in first. It's a painstaking and detailed book about America's housing crisis and its role in he widening inequality in that country. It is, by turns, enlightening and insightful but also bleak, unremitting and depressing.… Continue reading Year 3 / Book 28: Evicted
Year 3 / Book 23: Why I’m No Longer Talking To White People About Race
23) Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge This book originated with a polemical blog post of the same title, which was so widely shared that it got extended and transformed into this book. And the book has gone on to be a best-seller, giving rise to the irony,… Continue reading Year 3 / Book 23: Why I’m No Longer Talking To White People About Race
Year 3 / Book 11: Janesville
11) Janesville by Amy Goldstein I seem to have developed something of a liking for non-fiction books examining the decline of middle America, having read Hillbilly Elegy and the masterly The Unwinding last year. Janesville is an excellent addition to the sub-genre, and well worth a read not only if you're interested in America today,… Continue reading Year 3 / Book 11: Janesville
Year 3 / Book 9: No Is Not Enough
9) No is Not Enough by Naomi Klein For left-leaning, progressive, liberal elite types (such as myself - other cliches are available), Brexit & Trump have now settled in as realities, and it can all become fairly dispiriting and difficult to respond to with ideas and constructive responses. That's probably why I enjoyed Utopia for… Continue reading Year 3 / Book 9: No Is Not Enough
Year 2 / Book 26: Hillbilly Elegy
26) Hillbilly Elegy by J. D. Vance Hillbilly Elegy is a memoir written by someone from a poor white family in the middle of America, who 'got out' and made a success of themselves (going to a prestigious university and ending up at a venture capital firm. It became a bestseller in the US and has… Continue reading Year 2 / Book 26: Hillbilly Elegy
Dog-eared Man: a book a week 