(Thank goodness) we’re nearing the end of our marathon Flora & Fauna alphabet reading picks! However, our ‘W’ one was a delight. I was lucky to be able to read Grahame’s 1908 classic in a 2003 Methuen edition (that matches my A.A. Milne set of poems & Pooh books) with the full-colour illustrations by E.H. Read More
Tag: Anthropomorphism
20 Books of Summer – final reviews part 1 – Orwell + books #21-22 by Barrett & deWitt
Now the first week of being back at School is over, I shall revert to some shorter reviews for the remaining books I read which, Orwell excepted, were extras to my twenty! So I don’t feel guilty about reviewing them late. Animal Farm by George Orwell This was a book group choice – we’re on Read More
“What’s the buzz, tell me what’s happening?”
Republished into my blog’s original timeline from my lost post archive. The Bees by Laline Paull Writing a novel with animals as your characters is a daring thing. You have to tread a fine line between anthropomorphism and the nature of the beast. If the creatures are to communicate, the author will have to put Read More
Inspired by David Garnett
Mrs Fox by Sarah Hall It is not often that a short story will get published as a standalone book – but just occasionally they do. Sarah Fox, (author of How to Paint a Dead Man – my review here) won the BBC National Short Story Award 2013 with Mrs Fox, and Faber have published Read More
