The last of my May reads

These are two non-fiction reads this month.  Wake up was read in a sitting and it certainly shed light on many aspects of our use of digital technology. “Your essential guide to the biggest revolution of the past century. David Fagan was at the forefront of this revolution as he helped take one of Australia’s…

Four more to add to my challenge

The Return of the Dancing Master is another crime fiction – I just can’t keep away from crime fiction. “When retired policeman Herbert Molin is found brutally slaughtered on his remote farm in the northern forests of Sweden, police find strange tracks in the snow — as if someone had been practicing the tango. Stefan…

I have done lots of reading this month. Here are the first three books.

The Scent of You by Maggie Alderson was one I borrowed from the library.  It was a feel good read.  I have read other titles by this author and have enjoyed them hence my reason for selecting this one from the library.“Are you still married if you haven’t seen your husband for months? Polly’s life…

Such an unusual book

“Heather Rose’s novel, “The Museum of Modern Love,” is a part-fact, part-fiction tale of art, love, grief and convergence.” (Joe Wigdahl for The New York Times). I had not heard of Marina Abramovic before reading this book and I had to check her out on the internet to discover who she was.  The book revolves…

Well that has changed my previous perceptions.

Dark Emu by Bruce Pascoe has certainly changed my view of the history of Australian Aboriginal people. This book ought to be made compulsory reading for every Australian. There is a Ted talk by Bruce Pascoe that covers some of the ground covered in the book (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqgrS…) but the book goes into much more detail….

Couldn’t stop with this one.

I started this book and literally could not put it down.  It started off with what I would call a rather scary element but I was drawn in.  It is a book that has you puzzled throughout and you are even left with questions at the end.  It is the story of an outsider.  A…