Ever since I relocated my to-read book pile from the shelf over my bed to a table in another room, I have experienced an interesting dichotomy: whilst sleeping easier knowing that my skull won’t be crushed by the shelf suddenly giving way and the resulting downpour of books, this has allowed the pile to start resembling the Tower of Babel and I fear whatever god(s) may be will get the wrong idea. All I have to ward this threat off is A) a negative review of the Bible, which brings us back to the beginning of the problem, or B), read the books I already have instead of buying more.
As such, there will be a bit of a break from weekly reviews, but barring the aforementioned smiting, look out for my glorious return, which, specifically, will consistent of the following reviews:
Homage to Catalonia – George Orwell
The Second World War – Antony Beevor
Beirut 1958 – Bruce Riedel
The Bloody Chamber – Angela Carter
The Secret Commonwealth – Philip Pullman
The Gospel Singer – Harry Crews
Half of a Yellow Sun – Chimamanda Ngozi Adiche
Birds, Beasts and Relatives – Gerald Durrell
These Darkening Days – Benjamin Myers
Young Skins – Colin Farrel
In Search of Lost Time – Marcel Proust (graphic-novel adaption)
The Walking Dead – Robert Kirkman
Black Hole – Charles Burns
And a bit further down the line:
Studying the Novel – Jeremy Hawthorn
The Seven Basic Plots – Christopher Booker
The Iron Wall – Avi Shlaim
Hope It All Works Out! – Reza Farazmand
Happy reading in the meanwhile.
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