notes under the fig tree
leah bethbook reviews, recommendations, and other literary & pop culture musings
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what i read in june
I know there’s still a day left of June, but next week I’m moving house and work is very busy, so there’s no chance I’ll finish another book before the month is over. June has truly flown by, I actually can’t think too much about the rapid...
books with great opening lines
One of the best feelings as a reader is knowing you’re going to love a book from the very first page, even better when it’s the first line.
Not every great book begins with a great opening line, and not every great opening line leads to a...
what i read in may
Somehow it’s June and time for a round-up of everything I read in May. I’ve been continuing with my goal of picking up books I already own and getting through my stack of advanced copies, but I did get swayed by books at the library and had...
i read the women’s prize for fiction 2026 shortlist
After reading the whole longlist for the 2025 Booker Prize, I told myself I wasn’t going to follow any book prizes as closely this year. But when the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2026 shortlist came out and I realised I had already read about...
beach reads for literary fiction readers
Every summer I search for a light-hearted ‘beach read’, only to remember that I primarily read literary fiction, and that my book taste leans towards the dark and depressing. And then, I often wonder if I am committing some literary sin by...
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