Write Out Loud (Reviews and Writing)

“…gripped my imagination and was truly eye-opening in equal measure…” They say you should never meet your heroes because you’ll only be disappointed.

“…Han Kang does write beautifully… However, I find this to be surface-level at best.

“…every bit as good as the previous books…” The fourth novel in the Thursday Murder Club series continues our love affair with these wonderful characters.

“…none of the characters evoke any kind of sympathy, let alone empathy…” I write this following review knowing that it is very likely I will face severe backlash – in the court of social media, if nothing else.

“These stories are for young minds and they provide safe environments for mischief, mayhem and magic…” I have reached the age where cynicism and sentimentality run hand in hand with each other in my head.

“…disappointed that the author took this route now, just when we could be approaching a glorious finale…” Oh dear.

The Guardian has just released their ‘100 best novels’ list compiled by putting together the Top 10 lists of 170 novelists, critics and academics.

“… too little use and too late in coming...a living fossil, a relic and a museum piece…” My house has got an entire row of shelves dedicated to cookery books and recipe cards.

“…Lawrence has succeeded in keeping my interest… I still finish the last page wanting to know more…” This epic ploughing through of Caroline Lawrence’s children’s/young adult’s stories set in ancient Rome is nearly at an end.

Here’s your two favourite Cumbrian authors with a special Easter edition of For Whom the Book Tolls.

“…sdfdsf…” Having admitted recently that I am not a zombie fan, you might be surprised to find out that I am a very definite massive Alien fan.

“…For any zombie fan, it’s a must….”

“…every chapter contained either badly written guff or morally questionable material…” Recently, I’ve been reviewing Christmas shows at various theatres.