Speed Reviews

You may have noticed, I write a lot of book reviews. Of course, the problem there is that a lot of people don't have the time or motivation to read through huge blocks of text about a book they haven't read. To make it easier, I've introduced speed reviews. Here are the last five books I reviewed, condensed into 140 characters. Like Twitter, but for book reviews!

The Husband's Secret^- Liane Moriarty
Wife discovers her husband’s dark secret and it affects three families. Good for summer reading. Predictable but entertaining enough. 4/10

Full review of The Husband's Secret

Cairo^ - Chris Womersley

Naive student meets bohemian crowd and falls into art heist. Based on true events. Character development confusing and many unanswered questions. 5/10 

Full review of Cairo

In Plain Sight: The Life and Lies of Jimmy Savile^- Dan Davies

Comprehensive chronicle of Savile's life that began before the revelations. Difficult but important reading. Very well-written and researched. 9/10

Full review of In Plain Sight

The Strange Library^-Haruki Murakami

Boy gets locked in an underground library and makes two unlikely friends. Murakami at his surreal best. Beautiful, grown-up picture book. 8/10

Full review of The Strange Library

Little Keith Lemon: Memoirs of me Childhood^- Keith Lemon

Crude autobiography of Keith Lemon's fictional childhood. Naughty but clever use of dialect and very funny for those with similar humour. 7/10

Full review of Little Keith Lemon

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Well I certainly have a varied taste in books! This is a great cross-section of my book collection to be honest! 

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