I found Natalie to be an awful, but ultimately sympathetic character. She grew up conditioned to expect things from life - a good husband who works hard to provide for his large family, the satisfaction of child rearing and romance, and the inevitability of a good life on the back of hard work. And so she works her fingers to the bone for that life, and every milestone she achieves in this pursuit, is a bitter disappointment.

M.L. Wang does the one thing that makes me love a book: Create a world with any rules you want, and then follow them absolutely.

I hated him in the way you can only hate a well-written character

My thoughts on two bitterly bleak books.

A story that portrays a monster as a complex character.

Will Webster’s review of his favourite book.