Good Morning, Midnight

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The spectre of death hangs over Jean Rhys’ Good Morning, Midnight, colouring every moment of Sasha Jansen’s existence. And that’s an important word, for Sasha doesn’t live, she merely exists. The trauma that defined her also destroyed her; all that remains is an empty shell, and an inescapable sense of alienation from the world and all its inhabitants.

She decides that the...
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Back to the grindstone (A.K.A. the treadmill)

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So at the start of the year I took up running. I'd always been the sort of person who shirks any exercise more strenuous than walking, but I felt it was about time I gave something back to my body. So I signed up to a gym, hit the treadmill, and set myself a resolution: enter and complete a 10km run before the end of...
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Next on my to read list

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I'm currently approaching the end of Good Morning, Midnight by Jean Rhys, and for once I don't have half-a-dozen books competing for my attention next. That's thanks to @colombia, who suggested I pick up Anaïs Nin's Henry and June. It's an account taken from Nin's diaries detailing her passionate love affair with Henry Miller and his wife, June Mansfield. I love having books recommended...
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colombiaa:
Every time I suggest a book to someone, I get a nervous feeling in my stomach wondering if they are going to enjoy it as much as I have. It's almost like I'm exposing a part of myself and waiting for judgement. I'm strange when it comes to books. I hope you enjoy it. 
kristian_jackson:
Oh I know what you mean - I'll encourage someone to read a book or watch a film I really love, and when they do I'll panic that they won't like it, that they'll pick holes in it or find flaws that I hadn't thought of before. But I trust your judgement on Henry and June, and I look forward to reading it and sharing my thoughts.

Six engrossing techno tracks

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Maybe not the most obvious listening for 9a.m. on a Monday morning, but these six tracks - picked by Manchester writer and blogger Fat Roland - are all really bloody good. Prurient's "Through the Window" deserves special mention - it's a near-18 minute epic that remains thrilling every second of its running time.

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