Book reviews of mainly modern & contemporary fiction

Chatting about books on YouTube with Simon Savidge (again)

20 books of summer — 2019 edition

‘New York’ by Lily Brett

‘Eggshell Skull: A memoir about standing up, speaking out and fighting back’ by Bri Lee

‘Constellations: Reflections from Life’ by Sinéad Gleeson

‘Minor Monuments’ by Ian Maleney

Six Degrees of Separation: From ‘Murmur’ to ‘Academy Street’

The 2019 Kerry Group Novel of the Year Winner

‘Lanny’ by Max Porter

‘Something in the Water’ by Catherine Steadman

‘The South’ by Colm Tóibín

The 2019 Miles Franklin Literary Award longlist

‘Normal People’ by Sally Rooney

‘The Farm’ by Tom Rob Smith

‘The Everlasting Sunday’ by Robert Lukins

Six Degrees of Separation: From ‘The Dry’ to ‘Eugenia: A True Story of Adversity, Tragedy, Crime and Courage’

‘A Ladder to the Sky’ by John Boyne

‘Homage to Barcelona’ by Colm Tóibín

‘Stoner: A Novel’ by John Williams

Chatting about books on YouTube with Simon Savidge