THE DIARY IS BACK

Let joy be unconfined in literary circles around the world. Yes! Patrick's Book Diary is once again blazing a trail across the computer screens of the world in the cause of entertaining books. A no-go area for the arty-farty literati who believe that good books should read like wading through treacle this is the site for those of us whose highest praise is that a book is a "thundering good read". So if you believe that a book should be "socially relevant" and stick to "challenging" themes that "explore the conciousness of modern society" please go back to the Guardian or the London Review of Books and leave this page to those of us who read for pleasure.