Book Review: ‘Death by Dim Sim’ by Sarah Vincent
Every day at about 3pm Sarah Vincent would get up from her desk at work and haul her 122kg body across the car park to the food van across the way. Every day she would order three dim sims (or four or five) and eat them. And every day as she lumbered back to her…
Book Review: Hippy Days, Arabian Nights by Katherine Boland
Have you ever sat uneasily next to a talkative stranger at a function, only to find yourself mesmerised by their life story? Amazed by the crazy things they’ve done, dubious at their poor choices, and wincing a little when they shared a little too much intimate information? Katherine Boland’s memoir is just such a rollicking…
Death by Dim Sim
Stopped by Readings Books in Carlton today to pick up a copy of my friend’s newly released memoir: Death by Dim Sim. So exciting to see it on the shelf. You should buy a copy too. Here’s the blurb from the back cover. Sarah Vincent once tipped the scales at 122 kilos. She worked at the…
Hillbilly Elegy by JD Vance – Book Review
J.D. Vance is a young American white man who grew up poor. Hillbilly Elegy, his memoir and exploration of the US’s white working class, is probably going to be one of my best books of 2017. Yep, I’m calling it early. Looking for work and better prospects, JD’s hillbilly grandparents moved from the mountains of…