Roo Reynolds - What’s Next?

Recent Reading

Posted by Roo - 18/04/08 at 08:04:36 am

• David Maine, The Flood - re-telling of the Noah’s ark story, from multiple points of view. Charming.
• Michael Collins, The Meat Eaters – collection of short stories. Mixed, but generally enjoyable.
• Lorraine Adams, Harbor – as you can tell by the spelling of the title, an American book. A tale of immigration and (hints of) terrorism. Misable, but apparently well received in the US.
• Ian McEwan, Amsterdam – I read this in one sitting (during the flight from O’Hare to Austin) and loved every word. I wanted it to be longer, and it was no ‘Saturday’, but it’s good.
• Simon Ings, The Weight of Numbers – Meh. I wanted to enjoy it more than I did. Involved and full of character development, but let down by dull sections and some badly written sex (which was not even central to the book). Meh.
• Ian McEwan, On Chesil Beach – I love McEwan, and enjoyed his latest, but it was no ‘Saturday’ or even ‘Amsterdam’. His weakest yet, or was I just in a bad mood?
• Richard Dawkins, The God Delusion – stuck in an Austin airport, surrounded by Best Sellers, I was desperate to buy anything that wasn’t by Crichton, Binchy, Grisham etc. Eventually settled on Dawkins, who turns out to be a good read. Thought provoking (obviously) but also surprisingly readable.