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Rachel Reviews: Paradise Cove - They Escaped the Cuckoo's Nest by Pini Dunner
On starting Pini Dunner's book, I was grateful for the thorough history that is provided at the start. This gives a much-needed context in order to enjoy the subsequent letters contained therein. The letters belong to George Nagel, an octagenarian pursuing a psychology degree which in itself would be remarkable; however, it is soon clear that this is just one remarkable thing in a life full of them.
By Rachel Deeming15 days ago in BookClub
Rachel Reviews: The Spiral Archive by Pieter Hendrik. Top Story - January 2026.
It's difficult for me to know where to start with a review of this book as it was, for me, an entirely unique experience and one that I'll probably never have again. I don't want that to be interpreted as unenjoyable but it has left me scratching my head a little and ruminating on its content, its themes and its characters.
By Rachel Deeming15 days ago in BookClub
Rachel Reviews: No More Ugly Girls by Thomas Cannon
Auburn Halverson is a young woman who, it must be admitted, is not in an easy place, if indeed she has ever found herself in one. She is a mother of two young girls, `Emma and Jackie and clearly loves them. However, she also feels restricted with the life that having two young children gives her. Her boyfriend, Steve goes out to work whilst she remains at home and having left the district where she grew up to be with Steve, she now finds herself isolated and bored.
By Rachel Deeming29 days ago in BookClub
Journalling - to the year of looking inwardly
I am reading a very interesting book at the moment: Secret Voices - A Year of Women's Diaries, edited by Sarah Gristwood. It is a thick book with a dark green cover and a yellow braid attached for you to keep your page. It is, as you would expect, divided up into days and within each day are entries from women's diaries across the ages.
By Rachel Deeming29 days ago in Journal
Rachel Reviews: Seville by Paul A. Mendelson
Imagine you're part of a couple returning to the place of your honeymoon thirty years later. Would it be a trip to re-conjure the vibrancy and excitement of young love or would it be a reminder of what has been lost in the thirty years that you've been together?
By Rachel Deemingabout a month ago in BookClub
Looking back: 2025 was a beast. Top Story - December 2025.
It's difficult to know how to start this. I've suggested that it's been a tough one from my title and in many ways, it has; however, there is an argument that it's not been that extraordinary at all, merely this wonderful thing we call "life" with all its climaxes and pitfalls.
By Rachel Deemingabout a month ago in Motivation
Flicker
Flicker, flicker, still. Mesmerising yellow burns. Body melts beneath.
By Rachel Deemingabout a month ago in Poets
Rachel Reviews: Crying for the Moon by Mary Walsh
Some books you read and know exactly what they are setting out to do. Then there are others where, as a reader, you can't work out where to place them. The only clear thing that I can say I loved about this book is its cover which reveals much under careful examination in the right light.
By Rachel Deemingabout a month ago in BookClub
