Tag Archives: Emily St. John Mandel

Reading Challenge from January 2015

Posted on May 31, 2015 by nicolaliteraryramblings

It’s Mother’s Day here in France – so go ahead and indulge me. Am totally smitten by a beautiful yet much unneeded book I ended up buying (myself, any excuse) in W H Smith on the rue de Rivoli just recently … Continue reading →

Posted in Reading Challenge | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 13 Comments

“All the Light We Cannot See” by Anthony Doerr (2014) – book review

Posted on May 16, 2015 by nicolaliteraryramblings

“No two persons ever read the same book.” Emily St. John Mandel quoted Edmund Wilson at the recent book reading at Shakespeare and Company, in reference to her “Station Eleven” narration, and this book is perhaps the perfect example of … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 15 Comments

“How To Be Both” by Ali Smith (2014) – book review

Posted on May 10, 2015 by nicolaliteraryramblings

Ali Smith is a genius. She is undoubtedly a contender for ‘author of the year’. And this is quite possibly the write-up of the times (hers, not mine, goes without saying), although the jacket cover, while being very alluring, is … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 21 Comments

“Station Eleven” by Emily St. John Mandel (2014) – book review

Posted on March 26, 2015 by nicolaliteraryramblings

What this brilliant new read is NOT : It is not a science fiction novel. It is not a thriller or solely a dystopian vision of a post-apocalyptic world. It is not just about pandemics or Shakespeare or nostalgia or … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged , , , , , | 20 Comments