I just finished this book: It’s the sweetest book and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Basic premise: An eight year old girl discovers that she can taste the mood of the chef in whatever she eats. It’s charming, and whimsical and a little on the odd side. I guess some would call this genre ‘magic realism’,…
Category: book club
What are you reading?
There used to be this great facebook app, called Visual Bookshelf, where word nerds like me could log what you’re reading and share with your friends etc.But they recently went belly up and are no longer. Sad face. So for now I’m logging books here. Feel free to let us know what you thought if…
Phenomenal Women.
Please forgive me for being a little shmaltzy today. It’s been a difficult week full of not so much good news. There are friends who have passed on, friends and family members in hospital and trying times ahead. But somehow when things are tough something always comes along to remind me that there is always…
How long do you give a book?
Some months ago I took a book out of my book club. It had won a Booker and four friends raved about it, so I nabbed it. 48 pages in I found myself bored and restless. I persevered for another three pages and then I did something I very rarely do (particularly with a Booker),…
Local is lekker – Henrietta Rose-Innes
I’ve been reading a lot lately.Maybe it’s because it’s winter, when we hibernate more and go out less.Maybe it’s because I’m between manuscripts. I’m waiting for a report from my editor on the latest one, so we can start editing, and not quite ready to start on the next one yet, which is still stewing.So,…
the wine, oops i mean book club.
Ever since the launch of my novel, A Million Miles from Normal, in April this year, i’ve been doing a mini book club tour kind of thing. I’ve basically been cruising around where invited, visiting book clubs in Cape Town. Chatting about the book, answering questions etc. It’s been a fun thing to do. I’m…
book review – the elegance of the hedgehog
a couple of weeks ago i won this book over here at this amazing blog, the book club blog. a free book – how cool is that? anyway so here are my thoughts on the book. let me know if you’ve read it what you thought, kay. i might be completely wrong about it. BOOK…
book review – F**k you, penguin.
today is friday, people! which means only one thing. it’s book club day! i belong to ‘THE GOOD BOOK APPRECIATION SOCIETY’ which is awesome. we meet every friday at lunch time, in the library, with the candlestick. i love my book club, it seriously makes the week worth living. anyway, nerd much? so all that…
i'm a winna
heya, cool, i just won a book from ‘the book club blog’. if you love reading even half as much as you love shagging, you’ll dig this blog. it’s over here. the book i won is ‘the elegance of the hedgehog’. i’ve been wanting to read it forever. champagne (of the screw top variety) is…
it's a penguin that's also a biscuit. genius!
i have news. and it feels so big that it deserves a message dragged behind a plane, or a naked dancing cowboy, or a free bottle of Johnnie Walker Black Label for every one of you followers, at the very least. but times are tough and so all i can afford is this typed drum…