We all love to travel, to new places, new cities in cars, buses, caravans, by air, by the sea but I have travelled everyday since I was ten through books. I have let the ocean kiss my feet on the Coast of Ipanema and nosed around in Calgary and my travel expenses have never been more than the price of a McDonald Cheese Burger. Here's my travelogue where books can be found through the countries they have taken me to. The reviews are not professional and definitely not worth putting into a book review assignment for school! They are just a string of words that tell you what I felt when I travelled to a certain place. If it suits you, you go and book yourself a trip. If not, well...we'll keep it there!

Friday, March 8, 2013


The Song of LunchThe Song of Lunch by Christopher Reid
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

The only problem I had with my edition (and the bookseller agreed with me on that) was it said "A BBC TV programme" because it's not because of the programme this book is this amazing, it's because of this book that the programme is so great! Unfortunately, since no other version was available, I settled for this one and I have no complaints with Alan Rickman and Emma Thompson on its cover.

Now, lets talk about the book. If you think you're not big on poetry, well, go for this book even then! What made The Song of Lunch beautiful to me was the fact that it wasn't poetry like we know it. It was poetry in a very Jean Rhys mixed with Emily Dickinson sort of a way. Dark, deep, witty and even shallow at times, it's a simple story of two former lovers who get together on a lunch date at Soho ( a fact that brought my only trip to London so far back to my mind!) and bring back a lot of memories over alcohol and conversation. Simply superb and a LOT like Good Morning, Midnight!


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