Monthly Archives: June 2019

The title says it all: a woman is not a man and shall never be a man. There happens to be a difference and that is all that is to it. The woman is the one to take loving care … Continue reading →

Is Clock Dance suprising, renewing, original? No, none of that. Did I enjoy reading it? Yes! Tyler is one of those writers who can portray average people in average, common situations in a pleasant, almost restricted way. And it works … Continue reading →

The titel must have been meant ironically …  If Promising Young Women demonstrates something, it is the main character not being a successful potential at al. The opposite one might say: she loses control completely over an affair, losing her … Continue reading →

What to say? Coe has once again called Benjamin Trotter into action and has made him part of the Brexit circus. Trotter and his friends personify the struggle the British are having with the choice that has (and will keep) … Continue reading →

Tomorrow the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2019 will be revealed. It’s going to be a tough choice for the judges. I wonder whether one of my favourites will be pronounced winner or one of the novels that did not blow … Continue reading →

Spoiler Alert! Spring is the third season in Smith’s seasonal quartet. A novel that does not bear a lot of resemblance to its predecessors Autumn and Winter at first sight. One might conclude that the novels have in common that … Continue reading →