Boudica Marginalia

Reading, writing, and other things

Category: Literary fiction

  • Yellowface

    Could have been better, but was a lot of fun.

  • The Doll Funeral

    I’m doing a writing course for the next nine months and the reading list is quite intimidating. There are nearly 100 books on it. It’s been less than two weeks…

  • The Power

    You must read this book. This is the best book I’ve read in a very long time. The Power by Naomi Alderman explores the nature and dynamics of power. Women…

  • The Dig

    I read the first scene of The Dig by Cynan Jones in a workshop on the Arvon course I did in August. The exercise was to look at how the…

  • Four Ways to Forgiveness

    I love the title of Four Ways to Forgiveness by Ursula Le Guin. It’s a short story collection and normally I would steer clear of short stories as I don’t…

  • Station Eleven

    A virulent flu virus spreads like wildfire through the world. Almost everyone dies. Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel is the story of what happens afterwards. Kirsten was a…

  • Money

    A little while ago I decided I didn’t want to write any more reviews of books I didn’t enjoy. There are two reasons for this. First, I don’t like doing…

  • The Handmaid’s Tale

    How have I waited so long to read The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood? It’s a classic, and has been televised, and is the kind of thing that sometimes you…

  • Santa Evita

    This is an odd book. It was buried on book mountain and I can’t remember what prompted me to buy it. Perhaps it was one of those sent to me…

  • Sula

    I’m steadily working my way through Toni Morrison’s books. I’ve every intention of reading them all. Sula is about a part of a small town in the US in the…

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