I am reading my book 'Advent' for the 2nd time since published, trying to encourage me in my current writing, trying to prove that yes, I...

220114: having read a few austrian novels, several jelinek, in particular [book:The Piano Teacher|764953], i have general idea that it is...

(New Crobuzon, #1) 210612: the length of this book intimidated me. i have not read it for twenty years because of this. now, after...

(New Crobuzon, #2) 210712: actually maybe less than five- but i did read it in three sittings. seems to be quibbling to say i never liked...

210719: this is the translation which i have read, which reviews are more or less the same as this [book:Jealousy & In the...

130519 read in french: i have read this before in translation years (decades...) past, 3rd r-g i think. since then have read some...

200704: vision of argentina in 1975, the height of the ‘dirty war’, from three perspectives. the gods are from classical mythology, the...

Margot Livesey (Introduction) 140220: second reading. years (decades...) after first, so i knew what i was getting, as this is one of the...

Barbara Shelby (Translator) 210428: this is my new favourite amado. what has bothered me on several other works of his, particularly more...

201209 third reading: my father (physical chemist) died 2 March and since then i keep discovering things i would talk to him about, this...

050519: went to see production of this play last night. independent theatre, performance, company, simple, single set, industrial stage,...

Marcel Dzama (Illustrations) 210422: i have read this at least three times, this is a new translation, though how different i do not know...

.??? 2010s: i have read this now 3 times, and read (some) of the negative reviews, but i am confused, i do not understand complaints...

(Descender #1) Steve Wands (Goodreads Author) (Letterer) 081219: i decide to revisit this series. i am still impressed with how concise...

Al Williamson (Inker), Christie Scheele (Colourist), Joe Rosen ( Letterer) 100519: i can see where frank miller made his name. story is...

(Swamp Thing (2011) #1-2) 120519: rec from riley. superhero comics... or maybe just ‘weird’ comics? ‘horror’ comics? not something i know...

(Amazing Spider-Man Epic Collection 17) Peter David (Text), David Michelinie (Text), J.M. DeMatteis (Text), Christopher J. Priest, et al....

(The Fade Out #1) 130719 first review: second reading. rather than review each act of ‘fade out’ separately, this will cover them all. i...

210522: eerie, excellent, exasperating. never been on book tour but this seems to capture its strange nature, in everything from just...

Craig Thompson (Introduction), Dave Stewart (Colours), Sean Konot (Lettering) 291017 from 230216: just read this again and again it is...