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Reviews and other writings of bestselling author and TEDx speaker, D K Powell

Month: May 2015

Book Review: The Good Muslim

The Good Muslim by Tahmima Anam My rating: 5 of 5 stars ‘The Good Muslim’ by Tahmima Anam is one of only a handful of books in my life which has left me in real pain. I felt something akin to grief when the book came to an end as wave after wave of emotions… Read More Book Review: The Good Muslim

May 30, 2015May 22, 2015 Ken Powell1 Comment

Book Review: Growing Gills: A Fly Fisherman’s Journey

Growing Gills: A Fly Fisherman’s Journey by David Joy My rating: 4 of 5 stars “Fishing is not a hobby; it is who we are.” David Joy, a self-confessed ichthyologist, was obsessed with fish from a very early age. By the age of five he knew how to hold a rod, set the hook, prepare… Read More Book Review: Growing Gills: A Fly Fisherman’s Journey

May 28, 2015May 22, 2015 Ken PowellLeave a comment

Book Review: Power Trip: A Decade of Policy, Plots and Spin

Power Trip: A Decade of Policy, Plots and Spin by Damian McBride My rating: 3 of 5 stars Damian McBride paints himself as a bastard from the out in his book looking at British politics during the Brown years. He’s right – he is. But then he seems, as he says himself, to be in… Read More Book Review: Power Trip: A Decade of Policy, Plots and Spin

May 26, 2015May 22, 2015 Ken PowellLeave a comment

Book Review: Captain Corelli’s Mandolin

Captain Corelli’s Mandolin by Louis de Bernières My rating: 4 of 5 stars I will be frank. I hated this book from the start. It is everything a book shouldn’t be in this modern day and age. The author uses long-winded and exorbitant language which gives every impression of being too full of himself, too… Read More Book Review: Captain Corelli’s Mandolin

May 24, 2015May 22, 2015 Ken PowellLeave a comment

Book Review: Fear of Evil

Fear Of Evil by John Yeoman My rating: 5 of 5 stars I thoroughly enjoyed reading this first novel from John Yeoman. I do wonder, however, just what category it should go into? On the one hand, it is an historical murder mystery; on the other it is a textbook for writing students on how… Read More Book Review: Fear of Evil

May 22, 2015 Ken Powell1 Comment

Book Review: Framed Butterflies

Framed Butterflies: A Novel by Raad Rahman My rating: 4 of 5 stars This was a fascinating look into modern life for middle class Bangladeshis against the the backdrop of a scandalous lesbian affair. One of the few books really dealing with the double-mindedness of a certain class of Asians, I found the book rang… Read More Book Review: Framed Butterflies

May 16, 2015May 8, 2015 Ken PowellLeave a comment

Book Review: To Kill A Mockingbird

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee My rating: 5 of 5 stars There are some books which simply deserve to be called masterpieces right from the beginning and Harper Lee’s story is one such example. It is astonishing to think that this was the author’s one and only novel and as a writer I… Read More Book Review: To Kill A Mockingbird

May 14, 2015May 8, 2015 Ken Powell2 Comments

Book Review: The Solitaire Mystery

The Solitaire Mystery by Jostein Gaarder My rating: 3 of 5 stars The biggest mystery for me is why I continue to read this Norwegian author’s books. The Solitaire Mystery is the third book of his I’ve read though it seems I’ve read the books in reverse order of publication, this being one of his… Read More Book Review: The Solitaire Mystery

May 12, 2015May 8, 2015 Ken PowellLeave a comment

Book Review: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon My rating: 3 of 5 stars This was an interesting book and one I now understand why there has been so much hype about and why it is firmly in the canon of ‘must-read’ books. I should say, for anyone who has not… Read More Book Review: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

May 10, 2015May 8, 2015 Ken Powell2 Comments

Book Review: You Are Not So Smart

You Are Not So Smart: Why You Have Too Many Friends on Facebook, Why Your Memory Is Mostly Fiction, and 46 Other Ways You’re Deluding Yourself by David McRaney My rating: 3 of 5 stars This book is okay as far as it goes. I think the author overstates the point – his recurring motif… Read More Book Review: You Are Not So Smart

May 8, 2015 Ken PowellLeave a comment

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