Introduction, and Chapters I-VIII Not knowing that much about Ayn Rand apart from what I could find through google/wikipedia (no librarian points for Jess), I was surprised how much I found to empathise with in her introduction to The Fountainhead, written 25 years after its publication. One particular sentence stood out for me; when she … Continue reading Blogalong The Foutainhead Part 1
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Books to Watch The Boys Go By…
I realise by writing this I am loose all claims to credibility/many many feminist point, but hey, it’s the truth how I live it baby… What's good enough for Bennet is good enough for me... Now that being geeky is ‘cool’ and ‘hip’, librarian chic is a actual fad talked about on Glee, and reading … Continue reading Books to Watch The Boys Go By…
Blog Along The Fountainhead
In which a self-identifying Marxist Feminist is dared to read Ayn Rand's The Fountainhead and blog about it... So one Bettakultcha, Many Moons ago, a Man Called Simon struck up a conversation with me in which my political views came up. Regular readers will know I'm hardly shy about my opinions and my beliefs are … Continue reading Blog Along The Fountainhead
The Borribles
I know, I know, it's not reallllly a fairytale, and I've already "done" fantasy, but I was leant this book by someone who only started reading for pleasure this year and needed an excuse to bump it up the To Be Read pile (which has now taken over house) so I'm including The Borribles, by … Continue reading The Borribles
Scarborough Lit Fest
Being a proud Scarborian, I was more than a little chuffed to discover that for the last five years my home town has been hosting a cracking little literature festival. This year's line up is to be honest extraordinarily good. When I first looked at the website I let out a small sob of joy … Continue reading Scarborough Lit Fest
Books, my Mum, and Me
My mum and I, when I was about five. I am sporting my 'Josie Smith' haircut. Every time I look in the mirror I see my mum starring back at me. That never gets any less weird. When I first started primary school, I couldn’t read. I had been read to every single night of … Continue reading Books, my Mum, and Me
Young Fagin….
Recent times have seen a dearth of literary re-workings, from Charlie Higson's excellent Young Bond series (if you've got a 13 year old spy-addict who hasn't read Silverfin yet then get on it!) to this week’s revelation that Jennifer Garner shall be playing a young lithe (American?) Miss Marple. No matter what you think of … Continue reading Young Fagin….
The Looking Glass Wars
I'll admit this straight off; I'm not the biggest Alice in Wonderland fan in the world. Don't get me wrong, I love the book. My Dad read it to me as a kid, I've re-read it at least ten times since as an adult and it has a warm place in my heart. But I'm … Continue reading The Looking Glass Wars
Oh the suffragette and the librarian can be friends…
This is a response to something I read on a blog (linked in title-warning it is a link to a political party blog, this is no way infers my support for that political party I just saw it on twitter) quoting ANOTHER blog (though the linked article was a response against that blog) comparing the … Continue reading Oh the suffragette and the librarian can be friends…
South Riding-Tiny Mini Pre-Rant
So this is a pre-rant to the main event because I finished South Riding last night and cannot keep it in! ***SPOILERS LOADS AND LOADS OF SPOILERS*** Why South Riding the Book SERVES South Riding the TV Series 1) Sarah Burton. Oh how I love Sarah Burton. Don't get me wrong, mega loves and girl-crushes … Continue reading South Riding-Tiny Mini Pre-Rant
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