Fiction
The Best Things About American Psycho Are Also the Worst
From my teens onwards I always had a keen interest in the darker side of humanity. I guess that has stuck with me all my life. I never really wanted to inhabit it, even though, because of my own vices, there have been times when I have.
By Paul Stewart2 months ago in BookClub
Rachel Reviews: Symphony of Lies by Maria Monday
Emma Bally has a nice life in her dilapidated chalet in Sanaan where she likes to spend her days skiing and lives with her little dog, Max, for company. But her world is thrown into confusion when she receives a summons to a will reading for her friend, Nicole, the terms being "turn up or get nothing". Intrigued, (Emma's occupation as an investigative journalist means that her interest is well and truly piqued), Emma heads off to Monaco where she attends the will reading and discovers that Nicole was not all that she seems or rather, that she was actually MUCH more than Emma had ever realised.
By Rachel Deeming2 months ago in BookClub
Rachel Reviews: The Last List of Mabel Beaumont by Laura Pearson
I really enjoyed The Last List of Mabel Beaumont . I wasn't sure what to expect from it at all and wondered if it was going to be a bucket list style fulfilment novel which it is in loose terms - but it also very much isn't.
By Rachel Deeming2 months ago in BookClub
Donna Tartt's 'The Little Friend' Deserves a Screen Adaptation. Top Story - August 2026.
Donna Tartt’s acclaimed literary fiction books have proven difficult to adapt, to say the least. Two early attempts were made to adapt her beloved debut novel, The Secret History, neither of which materialized. Her Pulitzer-Prize-winning text, The Goldfinch , did make it to the big screen in 2019, with John Crowley directing. Sternly critiqued and a misfire at the box office, the film’s poor reception affirmed many readers’ suspicions that Tartt’s literary masterpieces should simply be left alone. That said, perhaps Hollywood has been fixating on the wrong book.
By Erin Latham Shea2 months ago in BookClub
Rachel Reviews: A Town Called Raymond by Raymond G. Taylor
I love a short story. A window into a world, concisely written with a barb to its tail (or tale?), they are a great way to be introduced to the writing of someone, with a view to further exploration into their longer works. A taster, if you will, to whet your literary appetite.
By Rachel Deeming2 months ago in BookClub
Rachel Reviews: Silent Bites by Melissa Ingoldsby
I do like a good love story and Melissa Ingoldsby does them very well. In fact, she is a romantic for the modern age, I think. She has no trouble imagining situations which are very much relationships of the 21st century and bringing the love into the light with her depiction of them and the people who find themselves there. Having already read two of her novels (links provided below), this book has all of the traits of her previous books but this one felt slightly different, a quieter read, gentler, evolving at a pace that was cautious but controlled. It felt more confident and I enjoyed it very much.
By Rachel Deeming2 months ago in BookClub
Why Andy Serkis Is Wrong: The Shire, Middle-earth, and the Myth of Whiteness in Tolkien's World
Andy Serkis said, when asked by the BBC why the announced cast of The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum is, so far, entirely white, that the cast so far is Jamie Dornan, Anya Taylor-Joy, Kate Winslet, Lee Pace and Leo Woodall, alongside Elijah Wood and Ian McKellen returning, to the question, the film’s director gave this answer:
By Josh Clements2 months ago in BookClub
What's the Difference Between Young Adult and New Adult Book Genres?
Seeing two very similar sounding genres at my library got me wondering. Young adult and new adult . Aren’t they the same thing as both focus on young adult or juvenile fiction. I’ve always thought the genres were used interchangeably. Furthermore, what’s the difference between a young adult and a new adult in general?
By Jasmine Aguilar2 months ago in BookClub
