I can’t say I enjoyed this book very much – it’s full of domestic tragedy – but I was impressed by its intensely claustrophobic mood.
Author: James Whitmore
I am a writer based in Melbourne. I’m interested in nature and the environment, and queer books.
Review: Flight Lines by Andrew Darby
Flight Lines is one of the most beautiful and moving books about nature I have read in a while.
Review: Small Gods by Terry Pratchett
Terry Pratchett is sharpest when dissecting and delighting in human irrationality.
Review: Runaway by Alice Munro
Alice Munro is often said to be the modern master of short stories. I can see why.
Review: The Bell by Iris Murdoch
The Bell is like a delicious and unlikely combination of two Luca Guadagnino films: Call Me By Your Name and Suspiria.
Review: Blakwork by Alison Whittaker
Whittaker’s poetic language is urgent but timeless, vernacular but formally rigorous, totally unique.
Review: Superpower by Ross Garnaut
This book could radically transform Australia’s approach to climate change.
Review: Welcome to Bellevue by Seth Robinson
Welcome to Bellevue is an action-packed and satisfying mystery.
Review: Find Me by André Aciman
What feels at first like a somewhat cheeky bait-and-switch turns out to be rich ground for investigating the passage of time, fate, and the many people we are over our lifetimes.
The best books I’ve read 2019
In 2019 I gravitated to stories of radical, political change (can you blame me?), and there seemed to be a surplus available.
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