Raw personal emotion, the consequence of the poet’s relationships, expressed honestly and simply through verse and drawings
Author Archives: scuffedgranny
Echoes of Light by Jani Viswanath
Echoes of Light by Jani Viswanath – A collection of poems and stories that feel like little pieces of calm and wisdom, reading like parables to guide and strengthen
A Blindefellows Chronicle by Auriel Roe
A book about a series of incidents at a private boys’ school in England, Auriel Roe’s book is funny, warm and entertaining – a perfect read.
Yes Please by Amy Poehler
Yes Please by Amy Poehler – A book which pretends to be a memoir but reads like a very funny life manual
Under Glass and Stone and Doors of Gold and Rust (The Byrne House Box Set) by A.N. Willis
The Byrne House Box Set by A.N.Willis – Suspenseful and creepy, A.N. Willis’s books are good reads with credible and likeable characters and well-paced plots.
Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag by Oliver Bowden
Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag by Oliver Bowden – For fans of the game, this will be a welcome addition; for those unfamiliar, it is still an action-packed tale of pirates and adventure.
Seamless Transition by Will Shingleton
Will Shingleton’s book about the suggestion of subversive dealings in a college football team reads like a gripping Netflix documentary
Poetic Justice – A Short Story by Rachel Deeming
Poetic Justice by Rachel Deeming – Dorothy Walters relives her uneasy friendship and rivalry with Emily Ryder who has recently passed away
Other Minds: The Octopus, the Sea, and the Deep Origins of Consciousness by Peter Godfrey-Smith
Other Minds by Peter Godfrey-Smith – An interesting book which discusses the evolution of intelligence and focuses on how this manifests itself in the octopus
The Flying Man by Etienne Bijnens
A beautifully and intelligently composed novel about loss, regret and guilt interspersed with philosophical leanings and literary suggestion