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116 reviews

Boundary Road by Ami Rao

5.0

Absolutely beautiful, raw and real and such a great slice-of-London-life.

The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak

emotional reflective medium-paced

4.5

So, so moving and a beautiful insight into a period I didn't know much about. Dialogue is a little awkardly written but it's so lovely that I don't really mind!

Whispers Underground by Ben Aaronovitch

adventurous funny informative medium-paced

4.0

Again just so fun, great plot, he loves London and you get lots of fun facts throughout which I love. Some of the attitudes are a bit dated...

SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome by Mary Beard

medium-paced

4.0

Really, really interesting. Her style is so engaging. She takes a very different approach to parts 1 and 2 of the book, which is somewhat shaped by the evidence available to her, but means that sometimes part 1 feels very "Great Man" focused and part 2 feels like it skips some interesting stuff. But all in all....so good.

Tales from Ovid: 24 Passages from the Metamorphoses by Ted Hughes

dark mysterious fast-paced

4.0

So so interesting to read these, even though the tales are mostly bleak. Ted Hughes has a beautiful way with words which made this so readable.

Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery

hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

4.0

The perfect nostalgic audiobook for while I was ill. I know bits of it haven't aged well but I just love Anne and Avonlea and these characters so much 

Lustrum by Robert Harris

adventurous informative tense fast-paced

4.5

Absolutely excellent. The narration, the plot and its twists, the characterisation. Definitely has rekindled my ancient Rome fascination.

Mostly Harmless by Douglas Adams

funny lighthearted medium-paced

3.0

An underwhelming end to the series, but fun nevertheless.

The Slave-girl from Jerusalem by Caroline Lawrence

informative mysterious fast-paced

3.5

Fun nostalgic read but it does feel really strange to be rooting for relationships between what are kids and adults for us today, but would have been fine at the time. Clever plot, informative about Rome. I love the way she talks about faith.

The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry: How to Stay Emotionally Healthy and Spiritually Alive in the Chaos of the Modern World by John Mark Comer

challenging reflective fast-paced

4.0

Thought a lot about this book while I was reading it. I love these core 4 practices - I've already started weaving them in to my life. They look quite different for me to JMC sometimes, and I feel like this book is often written about the things whuch work for him. He also idealises the past a lot! But, this is a really challenging book and one which is already changing the way I live and practice my faith. So interesting! I bet i'll have many conversations off the back of this book...