Advantages: Constantly magical; wholly enjoyable; never bettered. Disadvantages: None.
This Father Christmas is my Father Christmas. This is how I imagine him to be, where he lives, how he lives. Stories at bedtime made my childhood magical, and it didn’t get better at Christmas than reading about what Father Christmas was doing. My Mum and ...
Advantages: A clever concept, well-told, absorbing characterisation. Disadvantages: Somewhat contrived in places, perhaps lacking the impact it should have.
This book, so reads the Guardian quote adorning its front cover, relates the story of "a moment in history that can't be told enough times". Falling within the already heavily-stuffed genre of war novels; specifically Holocaust literature, that statement ...
Advantages: mysterious, attractive cover, some strong characters Disadvantages: takes some concentration
...For personal reasons, ones of which I shall not go into, I found myself spending the Christmas period in hospital. Now, even if you have never stayed overnight in a ward, I'm sure you can imagine how incredibly boring and lonely it would be, never mind st ...
Advantages: An enjoyable and original, yet hard hitting account of the Holocaust Disadvantages: It's a tad short, but ultimately doesn't suffer for it
...I take a break from the usual genres that I read and pick up a book that falls into the category that I call 'books that I think I should read'. In other words, books that have in some way been critically acclaimed or had a lot of fuss made ...
Advantages: Good story, written in a different style. Disadvantages: None.
...book had been on my wish list for quite some time, but I didn't receive it as a gift until my birthday last year. Unfortunately, I made the mistake of watching the film before reading the book which took away a lot of the pleasure that I would have o ...
