Devils, samurai and Vikings. Actually, it wasn’t a hellish time. Look down for my list of 46 books read and rated in 2023. (* Indicates it has been read before.) Five stars Two on a Tower, Thomas Hardy, 1882 The God Equation, Michio Kaku, 2021The Golden Ass, Apuleius, 2nd cent. ADThe Epic of Gilgamesh, Unknown, […]

History and science fiction took centre stage this time. This is my list of 45 books read and rated in 2022. (* Indicates it has been read before.) Five stars The Travels, Marco Polo, c. 1300 The History of the Kings of Britain, Geoffrey of Monmouth, c. 1136 The Secret Commonwealth of Elves, Fauns and […]

In a year of lockdowns, literature provided ways of escape. Here’s my list of 70 books read in 2021 and a brief verdict. (* Indicates it has been read before.) Five stars Guide to Greece 1: Central Greece, Pausanias, 2nd cent. ADGuide to Greece 2: Southern Greece, Pausanias, 2nd cent. ADThe Secret Pilgrim, John le […]

Here’s my list of 42 books read in 2020 and a brief verdict. Considering the amount of work and chores I had to do last year it’s amazing anything got read. (* Indicates it has been read before.) Five stars Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, John le Carré, 1974Don Quixote, Cervantes, 1605-1616Masters of Reality – Black […]