Toe Knee Unplugged

I blame David. Over the years, my friend showered me with epithets such as ‘healthy as a horse’ and the ‘man who never falls sick’ so it was...

Room by Emma Donoghue My rating: 4 of 5 stars "Room" (2010), a powerful novel by Emma Donoghue, was later adapted into a Oscar-...

Asymmetry by Lisa Halliday My rating: 3 of 5 stars "Asymmetry", the debut novel by Lisa Halliday, is a well-crafted work that m...

The Mammaries of the Welfare State by Upamanyu Chatterjee My rating: 2 of 5 stars I haven't read "English, August" yet but ...

The summer sun seems to shine brighter in Leon than in New Delhi. One doesn’t sweat as much though and a breeze flits among the trees, t...

Again in Leon . And using the opportunity to brush up my rusty Spanish as we roam the ancient city. A woman on the airport bus correctly gu...

Skippy Dies by Paul Murray My rating: 3 of 5 stars This boarding-school saga is a darkly comic tale of Skippy's friends and tormentor...

Lethal White by Robert Galbraith My rating: 3 of 5 stars Lots of twists and turns in the fourth (and longest) Cormoran Strike book with b...

Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch My rating: 4 of 5 stars Harry Potter meets cop thriller in a modern-day London setting - it's ha...