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
2011
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…
Poddy the third – Let’s Get Classical!
* * *PODCAST* * * Usual spoiler and language warnings apply! The one where we finally get stuck into the Bronte Sisters and Jane Austen, discussing The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Bronte, Jane Eyre by her sister Charlotte, and our favourite Jane Austen's - AVIDREADER on Pride & Prejudice while BOOKELF dissects Persuasion. … Continue reading Poddy the third – Let’s Get Classical!
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
The Cry of the Go-Away Bird – A chat with Andrea Eames
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
50 Books A Year?
This is my own personal response to the story that came out today about the Education Secretary's proposal that children should be expected to be reading 50 books a year. I do not speak for all members of Leeds Book Club on my opinion of this matter So Gove wants school children to read 50 … Continue reading 50 Books A Year?
Once Upon A Time Reading Challenge 2011
This time last year I took part in the Stainless Steel Droppings Once Upon A Time Reading Challenge Quest the Third; you read one fantasy, one folklore, one fairy tale, and one mythology, and in June either read or watch A Midsummer Night's Dream. I had great fun completing this challenge, the results were fairly … Continue reading Once Upon A Time Reading Challenge 2011
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!
Helen Mort
I know poems are more N's thing, but I saw Helen reading her poetry last night at Word Life and thought they were beautiful, so wanted to share one with you, I hope you don't mind. If you click on the title it takes you to an amazon (sorry) link to the publication of her's. … Continue reading Helen Mort
The Golden Notebook
So just over a week ago I started reading Doris Lessing's The Golden Notebook, one I have been meaning to read for a good two years. I *had* to write down what I feel about it, though you have to remember that I've had a *very* stressful week! I am going to get a hell … Continue reading The Golden Notebook
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