Review: The Book of Forgotten Authors

The Book of Forgotten Authors by Christopher Fowler
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

A fascinating review of once-popular authors who are now, as the title suggests, largely forgotten.

I nearly didn't buy it as I thought it was bleeding obvious why they were forgotten - they just didn't have the genius of Dickens & Austen etc. To some extent that's true but also it's because world events got in the way or their own self-destructive tendeincies did. A surprising number may be forgotten but their work isn't. Or rather the films/plays their work inspired are still widely known.

Overall, a great read for book lovers. Personally, I don't think I will seek out any of these authors. But, I do have a new-found appreciation for what happens to authors after their books leave the bestseller lists.

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Review: Equal Rites

Equal Rites by Terry Pratchett
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I thoroughly enjoyed this first instalment of the Witches triology.

Granny Weatherwax is a great character - a witch whose greatest power is her death stare. Being quite fond of giving what my friends call "the look", I loved that Weatherwax can get pretty much anyone to do what she wants by giving them a hard stare.

The numerous puns were fun too as were the digs at male misogyny.

I am not in huge rush to read the other books in the trilogy but I'd definitely pick them up if I saw them.

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