Last year’s Booker Winner Prophet Song has been on my radar to read ever since it was longlisted last year. Typically, I have only got around to buying myself a copy recently. I thought it was an incredibly powerful novel, hugely thought-provoking too, to the extent that I found myself thinking about it even while […]| heavenali
One of the reasons I chose to give myself a little reading project for 2024, was to help revitalise my enthusiasm for blogging. Although I read slower than I once did, my enthusiasm for that at least has never waned. Writing about the books I read has become more of an issue. However, despite my […]| heavenali
I have not had a particularly good blogging month – I seem to be saying that every month this year. I keep promising myself that I will write more reviews and then failing to do so. Blogging aside, I have enjoyed this month of reading. I don’t seem to be increasing the amount I read, […]| heavenali
Well I have been a bit quiet recently, on here and on social media. When I am badly fatigued I find the effort and admin of blogging and social media a bit overwhelming. I’m still feeling worn out – especially after a busy day yesterday, going to a disability meet up group,which involved Liz helping, […]| heavenali
Time marches on, and suddenly it’s the first of May. One of my favourite months of the year – the leaves on the trees outside my window are nearly in full leaf. We have the promise of better…| heavenali
I disappeared again – I’m sorry. I’m trying to decide whether I’m done with this whole blogging malarky – there are aspects I miss – but I get overwhelmed with the effort it takes me now. So, if I do stick around, I might need to change the kinds of posts I publish and focus […]| heavenali
Hello! I am dipping my toe back in the water – just to see how it feels. My last post on Heavenali was in mid June, and at the beginning of July I stopped reading other blog posts and a…| heavenali
If I wrote only one book review this month (that is now looking fairly certain) the book review I had to write was this one. Despite having another terrible month in blogging terms, I have enjoyed …| heavenali
Many of you will remember that I pledged to read Margaret Drabble novels during 2024 – hoping for at least one a month. The Waterfall is my fifth Drabble of the year. I’m sorry to see that th…| heavenali
The 1937 club started this week, hosted by Karen at Kaggsy’s bookish ramblings and Simon from Stuck in a book. I very much like books from the 1930s so I was delighted when this year was chosen, it…| heavenali
I always enjoy reading everyone’s books of the year posts – they have been appearing for a little while now. It’s always a bit of a task whittling down all the great books I have read to just…| heavenali
I haven’t read as many of my unread Persephone books this year as I had intended but I did spend a very pleasant week in November with Persephone book number 145 – The Waters Under the Earth …| heavenali
This is one of those books that I only heard about because of another blogger, though I can’t remember who that was. They were able to tell me that Daunt Books were reissuing it and so some weeks l…| heavenali