Category Archives: Hanya Yanagihara

To Paradise – Hanya Yanagihara

Posted on March 13, 2022 by wordsandpictures2016

”It’s as if I cannot see her without experiencing her in triplicate: the shadow of who she once was, the reality of who she is, the projection of who she might become. I mourn one, am bewildered by the next, … Continue reading →

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book haul, january 2022

Posted on February 1, 2022 by wordsandpictures2016

Hare House – Sally Hinchcliffe. A woman relocates to the south west of Scotland, living next to Hare House, named after the stuffed hares which, it is claimed were created to ward off witches. A dead brother, creepy neighbour, set … Continue reading →

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on the horizon

Posted on December 16, 2021 by wordsandpictures2016

We’re nearly there, only the tinsel strewn days of the Christmas holiday before we start a whole new year. I’ll certainly be glad to see the back of this tatty old year, a year of malign stress and not a … Continue reading →

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Summer reading bitesize

Posted on September 18, 2021 by wordsandpictures2016

A fortnight of floating in an opal waters, great food and snoozing on golden beeches comes to an end once again. It has felt different this year. I was a little surprised at just how tired I felt, just how … Continue reading →

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Real Life – Brandon Taylor

Posted on August 22, 2020 by wordsandpictures2016

Wallace is a grad school scientist, a young, gay black man from a poor background, surrounded by white privilege and a world with which he isn’t too sure that he wants or even can, be a part of. Over the … Continue reading →

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Hot milk, hot!

Posted on August 6, 2016 by wordsandpictures2016

A quick roundup of my books of the year, so far… I couldn’t have been more pleased to see Deborah Levy’s ‘Hot Milk’ on this year’s Booker Prize long list. It’s a mesmerising, psychological tale of mothers and daughters and … Continue reading →

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Holiday reading

Posted on April 27, 2016 by wordsandpictures2016

After finding this glorious postcard in a charity shop, I realised it was time to set about one of my favourite pastimes: deciding on my holiday reading, a task fraught with risks and encumbered with rules. The first point I need … Continue reading →

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‘A Little Life’ Hanya Yanagihara

Posted on April 13, 2016 by wordsandpictures2016

‘One must have a heart of stone to read of the death of Little Nell without laughing’  Oscar Wilde Since its’ publication ‘A Little Life’ has been hailed by some as a masterpiece, a life-changing novel of raw emotional power. … Continue reading →

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