The Wind Up Bird Chronicle
When I start reading a new Murakami book, I always have that moment of incredulity towards the characters – ‘oh, they would never do / say / put up with that’.
Among the Bohemians
Gah – I so wanted to enjoy this as it featured many artists / writers whose work I’ve enjoyed, however this book does them no favours.
The Rain Before it Falls
This, and The House of Sleep are my favourite Jonathan Coe books. Funnily enough I’d been scanning old family photos the same day I started this,
The Bad Girl
This started out reading a little bit too simplistic-romantic for me, but as the ‘good boy’ matures, along with his ‘bad girl’, so too does the relationship; and not always for the healthier…
