Monday, July 28, 2025

THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE - Shirley Jackson




















Excellent, simply the best haunted house novel written 

LEGS - William Kennedy


 

























A fictionalized life of gangster "Legs" Diamond", very readable, one of the better gangster reads written.  This is the first of Kennedys eight novel "Albany cycle" 

Monday, July 21, 2025

CHANGO'S BEADS AND TWO-TONE SHOES - William Kennedy




















Another great bit of writing from Kennedy, incredible when you know he was 83 when it was published.  Banger of a title as well 

THE FLAMING CORSAGE - William Kennedy


 




















Another of Kennedy's 8 book "Albany cycle'.

Brilliant dialogue






Tuesday, July 8, 2025

THE ROAD - Cormac McCarthy


 























A father & son's odyssey to survive after a world ending event.  Absolutely brutal, fantastic writing, the tension builds with every page.  Not a read if you are feeling a bit flat but this should be read at some stage

Tuesday, July 1, 2025

FAREWELL COWBOY - Olja Savicevic