by Jenny Thompson | Apr 12, 2015 | Books, Reviews
James Wallman (Viking) 2015, 358pp, RRP $29.99 The title may suggest that this book offers an easy way to declutter your house but it’s so much more than that. It’s a wide-ranging look at the over-consumption of western societies, and a clarion call to replace...
by Dave Bradley | Jan 17, 2015 | Books, Reviews
Stephen Fry (Penguin Books Australia) 2014, 388pp, RRP $45.00 Fry’s third autobiographical work after Moab Is My Washpot and The Fry Chronicles suffers from all the same irksome problems: wild overuse of adjectives; oodles of name-dropping; endless self-putdowns...
by Lynette Washington | Jan 16, 2015 | Books, Reviews
Neil Patrick Harris (Penguin Books Australia) 2014, 294pp, RRP $29.99 Neil Patrick Harris, star of Doogie Howser M.D, How I Met Your Mother and countless stage productions, has written his autobiography in the style of a Choose Your Own Adventure novel. Flip to one...
by Lynette Washington | Jan 7, 2015 | Books, Reviews
Mo Yan (Penguin Books Australia) 2014, 388pp, RRP $29.99 In Frog, Tadpole tells the story of his Aunt Gugu, a feisty young woman who trains in modern obstetric techniques and is scornful of old traditions which often cause great harm to mother and child. Through her...
by Lynette Washington | Jan 7, 2015 | Books, Reviews
Nick Hornby (Penguin Books Australia) 2014, 342pp, RRP $29.99 Nick Hornby has written some ripper books: High Fidelity, A Long Way Down and Juliet, Naked are my favourites. So when I picked up Funny Girl I was anticipating something edgy, sharp and brave. Funny Girl...
