A few weeks ago, after a glowing recommendation from a friend, I read 'The Cry of the Go Away Bird' by Andrea Eames. This atmospheric book is set in Zimbabwe during the late 1990's, covering the increasingly volatile political and economic situation through the eyes of a young teenager - sorry, a young white teenager, … Continue reading The Cry of the Go-Away Bird – A chat with Andrea Eames
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World Book Night – The Books!
BOOKS! BOOKS AND BOOZE! FREE BOOKS AND BOOZE!! In fact, if you take into account that glass of wine @Decknologist gave me, it was actually FREE BOOKS AND FREE BOOZE What a fantastic night! I know that BOOKELF has posted about the In's and Outs of the event, so I'll try to avoid being too … Continue reading World Book Night – The Books!
Book Club the Bigger! Meeting the first!
Venue: Arcadia Bar Date: 30th January 2011 Time: 5pm - 7pm Agreed on: The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon Discussed: The White Woman on the Green Bicycle by Monique Roffey Right, despite this being the first time we had all met up, we wasted no time in getting started, barely waiting for … Continue reading Book Club the Bigger! Meeting the first!
If I have to leave – D.E. Barrell
Today, I have mostly been trying to remember poetry that I last read in 1998, for my O Levels. Thanks to facebook, I now know that the book we studied was Revival (which I am now scouring the internet for), and have managed to track down my personal favourite from the set, and one that … Continue reading If I have to leave – D.E. Barrell
Podcast the second – A Valentines Day Special
* * *PODCAST* * * Valentines Day Podcast Special 'White Linen Shirts a-Plenty' In this exciting chapter (see what I did there?), we discuss Falling for a Dancer by Deirdre Purcell The BBC 1998 series of Falling for a Dancer ***LANGUAGE WARNING *** We do better than last time, but once again, at a particular … Continue reading Podcast the second – A Valentines Day Special
Podcast the First – It’s getting Dark in here…
* * *PODCAST* * * Poddy the first 'Better bring a torch, it's going to get dark' We look at the following YA series The Chronicles of Ancient Darkness by Michelle Paver His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman The Dark is Rising Sequence by Susan Cooper ***LANGUAGE WARNING *** - We were doing so well, … Continue reading Podcast the First – It’s getting Dark in here…
Booker Challenge – Book 1!
BOOKER CHALLENGE Title: The White Tiger Author: Aravind Adiga Year Won: 2008 Rating: 8/10 Quick Summary: Set in modern day India, this book comprises of a series of letters, written by the self made Balram Halwai to the Premier of China. Originally from a tiny village in 'the darkness' of rural India, Balram was an … Continue reading Booker Challenge – Book 1!
Booker Challenge – Book 4!
BOOKER CHALLENGE Title : The Bone People Author : Keri Hulme Year Won: 1984 Read for: January 2011 Rating : 7/10 Quick Summary: Set in New Zealand, this is a book of two distinct sections. The first introduces us to the artist Kerewin, the troubled, and mute 8 year old Simon, and his widower adoptive … Continue reading Booker Challenge – Book 4!
Return to Labyrinth
Have you ever been at a party and had someone mention... the macarena or something similar, and before you know it, a whole pile of 20-somethings are on their feet, singing along, doing all the movements, generally making right eijits of themselves, and loving it? Well, my version of that occurs at least twice a … Continue reading Return to Labyrinth
Richard and Judy – Decade’s top 100
So, Richard and Judy have just released their list of the Top 100 Most Inspiring Reads of the Decade Personally, I think it's a bit of a silly name as list names go, but the books seem to be fairly representative of the styles of books that have been on offer the last ten years. … Continue reading Richard and Judy – Decade’s top 100
