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Author Archives: M J Dees
#115 Reading The Mandibles by Lionel Shriver
Lionel Shriver is probably best known for her novel We need to talk about Kevin which was adapted for film with Tilda Swinton playing the mother of Kevin. The Mandibles: A Family, 2029 – 2047 begins, unsurprisingly, in 2029 during the middle … Continue reading
#114 Why democracy does not work
You must have heard the statistic that the wealth of the richest 1% in the world is equal to the combined wealth of the other 99%. It doesn’t sound very equitable does it? Almost half the world’s population live in … Continue reading
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Tagged 99%, democracy, education, intelligence, marshall steinbaum, media, occupy, social media, the many vs the few
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#113 Watching and reading His Dark Materials
My first encounter with Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy was when I downloaded the first book, Northern Lights, onto my audible app as part of a 2 for 1 deal. The first book in the trilogy is now being … Continue reading
#112 Reading The Memory Book by Rowan Coleman
The Memory Book is a Sunday Times bestseller and was a Richard and Judy Autumn Book Club pick. It follows the fortunes of Claire, a mother who is struggling to come to terms with early onset Alzheimer. The book, told … Continue reading
#111 Wondering what could be the worst thing that could happen after Brexit.
The whole Brexit debate has already polarised the country but while I’ve been writing my dystopian prequel to WHEN THE WELL RUNS DRY, I’ve been wondering about what’s the worse thing that could happen, how bad could it get? Regardless … Continue reading
#110 Reading Constitution by Nick Webb
If you like Rusky bashing, space wars and alien threats then this is definitely the book for you. In the top ten Kindle books in space exploration, colonisation and metaphysical science fiction, Constitution obviously appeals to a large audience and … Continue reading
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Tagged constitution, legacy series, nick webb, rocket to trinculo, shipment to daphnis, the doomed planet
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#109 Reading Booker winning novel Milkman by Anna Burns
At a time when the Booker Prize has just been controversially awarded to two authors, Margaret Atwood and Bernadine Evaristo, I thought it might be an opportune moment to share with you my opinion of last year’s Booker Prize winning … Continue reading
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Tagged anna burns, bernadine evaristo, booker prize, margaret atwood, milkman
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