Drawn in by the blurb which is wonderfully? racist in it’s periodical (’50s) assumption that the major political issue of British mining companies searching for diamonds in South Africa is the nuisance factor of black people in the running of an efficiently legitimate corporate rape of their land!
Picked this up when i realised that in my mad, stupid panic to pack for my holiday I had neglected to include any reading matter! Never expected to get too far into it (we have two young kids who, at the ages of 4 & 2 haven’t grasped the concept of reading for relaxation, or, [...]
Nuremberg marked the first occasion where terms such as ‘war crimes’ and ‘crimes against humanity’ entered the legal lexicon. Rather than having a morbid fascination with what was unquestionably one of the most horrific and terrible regimes in modern history, I am looking to learn a little bit more about how the world’s current attitude [...]
26/6/09 There’s something about reading a play that appeals to me. I think it’s the no-nonsense approach… straight into the story from the get-go, concise (albeit slightly mechanical) scene-setting and a sense that every word of dialogue is important. I haven’t read any of Miller’s work before so am eager to get into one of [...]
17/6/09 Yeah, I know – another crime novel. I’m trying to wean myself off them, really I am.
Hi. I’m Nick and here’s a record of what I’ve been reading…