Archives by Tag '2011'
Review: ‘Liza of Lambeth’ by W. Somerset Maugham
By oldenglishrose - Last updated: Tuesday, January 17, 2012
If you were, hypothetically, to have your train delayed by over four hours one evening, taking your total journey home time from a little over two hours (which now seems almost reasonable by comparison) to six and a half hours, you’d definitely need a book or two with you to keep you sane. Ideally, you [...]
Review: ‘American Gods’ by Neil Gaiman
By oldenglishrose - Last updated: Sunday, January 15, 2012
When I came to select a book to read after finishing Anderby Wold, I don’t think I could have picked something much more different than Neil Gaiman’s had I been trying deliberately to do so. The former is provincial, understated, realistic and oh so English, while the latter is sweeping, outrageous, mythological and (despite its [...]