Brona's Books

  2020 was the year of many things. Some planned and expected, like the  War and Peace chapter-a-day readalong . But many things unexpected...

Given the ridiculous amount of books I have on the go at the moment, the idea of starting yet another, seems rather ridiculous. But I strugg...

Goodness! What a read. Or more accurately, a reread. I bought my Penguin edition of One Hundred Years of Solitude on the 3rd April...

Photo by Jamie Street on Unsplash Sometimes in this blogging life, the words just won't come. I have several posts on the back bu...

My work has been a bit crazy this year. And during August and September it was hectic and full of changes. So a lot of the hype surroundi...

Just as well I've been reading Moby-Dick in the lead-up to starting this book. Just like Melville, Murdoch loves to list and categor...

Update: Ongoing changes at work have taken up quite a bit of my time in the past couple of weeks, and will probably do so in the next fe...

Goodness gracious me! This book is consuming me. Have I become like the manic Melville or the obsessive Ahab? Can I possibly maintain t...

Ahoy, there shipmates! We're finally on board the Pequod and due to set sail, any chapter now. I've had a week, not unlike Pel...

I'm loving this slow, leisurely read of Moby-Dick - a lot! I'm not sure I would be enjoying it as half as much as I am, if I w...

Since last we spoke, I've been reading up on Herman to gain more insights into his history, motivations, character and intentions. I...