BOOK REVIEW - THE ONE HUNDRED YEAR OLD MAN WHO CLIMBED OUT THE WINDOW AND DISAPPEARED

My review of Jonas Jonasson's novel The One Hundred Year Old Man Who Climbed Out The Window And Disappeared, is on artsHub:

The One Hundred Year Old Man...

An hilarious book that will leave you laughing out loud (I did), it deserved my rating of 4 out of 5.

BOOK REVIEW - QUESTIONS OF TRAVEL

My review of Michelle de Kretser's new literary novel, Questions of Travel, is on artsHub:

artsHub - Questions of Travel

4 out of 5.

BOOK REVIEW - A STORY OF SEVEN SUMMERS

My review of Hilary Burden’s memoir,A Story of Seven Summers, is on artsHub:

 

artsHub - A Story of Seven Summers

 

This is the first book I’ve reviewed where I’ve given it 5 stars.  It really is that good.

 

But don’t take my word for it, buy a copy and let me know what you think.

 

BOOK REVIEW: BAND-AID FOR A BROKEN LEG

My review of Damien Brown's memoir, Band-aid for a Broken Leg, can be found at:

http://www.artshub.com.au/au/news-article/reviews/publishing-and-writing/band-aid-for-a-broken-leg-190651

A powerful account of life as a doctor for Médecins Sans Frontières.

BOOK REVIEW: RUNNING WITH THE KENYANS

Here is my new review of a book about running.  Don't be fooled, the book goes way beyond what you'd expect:

artsHub - Running with the Kenyans

Enjoy the read.

QANTAS FLIGHT 9: MEL TO SIN

Melbourne (MEL) to Singapore (SIN) QF9

6088km/3780mi to go: I’m in 54C, an aisle seat just in front of the wing.  The plane is filling, fellow passengers going through their pre-flight rituals, books here, bags there, snort salty water, earplugs at the ready.  ‘Please place your bags in the overhead lockers or under the seat in front of you.  Cabin crew prepare cabin for departure…’

I feign interest in the safety briefing.  Do they really think the brace position will make a difference as we spiral into the ground from 42,000 feet?  ‘Your life jacket is under your seat…  If oxygen is required, masks will fall from above.  Fit yours before helping others…’  I wonder if anyone else knows it takes about five seconds without oxygen to blackout at 35,000 feet.

BOOK REVIEW: RUNNING WITH THE KENYANS

Here is my new review of a book about running.  Don't be fooled, the book goes way beyond what you'd expect:

artsHub - Running with the Kenyans

Enjoy the read.

BOOK REVIEW: REVENGE OF THE TIDE

My latest book review is live on the artsHub website.  You can find it here:

artsHub - Revenge of the Tide

Enjoy the read.

Book Review: The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

8 DECEMBER 1995. PARIS, FRANCE: Jean-Dominique Bauby, the editor of Elle magazine, kissed his girlfriend goodbye. He greeted the driver of the car he was testing and climbed in. He told the driver about his weekend’s plan and arranged to be collected after work, to go and pick up his son. By the end of the day he was an hour late, and as they drove out of Paris, they battled the Friday afternoon traffic.



That day was the last of Bauby’s “normal” life.

Book Review - er

Last week I answered a callout for writers that read.  Now most successful writers/authors recommend reading as an essential pastime for all writers, so I was surprised to see the stipulation.  Further enquiries explained the prerequisite: it turns out Arts Hub want to expand their review section

Okay, so I read, I write, I’m opinionated… it sounds like the perfect gig!  There’s always a catch, though.  There’s no budget, so there’s no actual payment with hard coin/currency/folding stuff — not even digital transaction — but the combination of two of my favourite words was just too much to resist.  The words: ‘FREE’ and ‘BOOKS’.

Free books!  How good is that.

Arts Hub’s National Reviews Editor asked for a sample review of the last book I read, so I had a crack and he must have liked it, because he’s given me a trial.  I’ll post my sample review here and when (if?) I get a review published I’ll let you know.

Update

My goodness me, look at the timedate!  How how did five months slip by without a single blog entry.  Needless to say, I've not been sitting on my hands.

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