Reviewing books - Elizabeth Kay
Since I’ve become a regular book reviewer, I’m looking at reading in a different way entirely. I’m meant to write about books that I’ve enjoyed, that appeal to a mainly middle-class middle-aged (but not elderly) female audience; two books a month. This was easy to begin with; there were so many novels that leapt out – Wolf Hall, Elephant Moon , A Thousand Splendid Suns . But you can’t keep reviewing the same author – one book is enough. Then there were the re-issues. What fun – The Day of the Triffids, The King Must Die . Electric Authors and other author friends were a good source, too – but the books must be adult, not children’s or YA, and fairness does come into it. A friend’s recommendation usually works well, too, and it was my daughter who recommended We Are All completely Beside Ours...