This is a bit of a cheat because I didn't actually buy this book, in fact technically I nicked it. When I started watching Wallander in the Autumn of 2009 and became instantly obsessed with all things Swedish, starting with Ola Rapace (google him and thank me later), I spoke on Twitter about wanting to … Continue reading TBR 3# Sidetracked
2012
In Praise Of: Anne of Green Gables, Avonlea, Prince Edward Island
Some of you will remember that I rather aggressively stated my resolve to stay away from book series this year. Too little time...too many book club books to keep up to date with...and now...too little willpower. I have a really good reason though. Honest! As most of you probably know, I read … Continue reading In Praise Of: Anne of Green Gables, Avonlea, Prince Edward Island
Don’t Look Back
Coming from the more gentile, Morse, end of the detective spectrum, Karin Fossum has been Norway's Queen of Crime since the mid-90s, with her internationally renowned Inspector Sejer Series. Don't Look Back is the first to be translated into English, and the first one I have ever read. And it is lovely. For a book … Continue reading Don’t Look Back
The Devil’s Star
The fifth in the Harry Hole series, and the third translated into English, this thick-but-quick Norwegian thriller covers all your basics of a good sexeh thriller; ancient symbols of devil worship, Nazism and fingers up the bum. Concluding the Oslo Trilogy, beginning with The Redbreast and Nemisis that I read last winter, Jo Nesbo creates … Continue reading The Devil’s Star
Easter Crime!!!!
Because I don't already have enough reasons to love Norway, here's another one... Every Easter, they all read CRIME. The ENTIRE COUNTRY. READS CRIME. This frankly weird but beautiful tradition apparently stems from a pretty nifty marketing ploy from the 20s. Over the Easter weekend, normal social activities would be closed to a good Christian … Continue reading Easter Crime!!!!
Some Zombie Contingency Plans by Kelly Link
Mark Swain - friend of Leeds Book Club and writer of short fiction here - is a huge fan of the horror genera, and will be providing us with some reviews! Feel free to drop him a line on twitter - you'll find him @DemonHeadClash * * * * * HERE BE SPOILERS* * * * * Some … Continue reading Some Zombie Contingency Plans by Kelly Link
Guest Post – Doctor Horrible – the Book!
As the sequel has just been confirmed, this seems like a TERRIFIC time to share the following review with you! "If you’re not aware of Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog by now, then you’ve probably only just stumbled across the internet when your parents introduced you to Rebecca Black as a way to learn the days … Continue reading Guest Post – Doctor Horrible – the Book!
LeedsPlaylists!
LeedsPlaylist - run by= @Wandapops) Please find links to the LeedsBookClub play lists here! Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll: Listen on Spotify or as a YouTube playlist The HitchHikers Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams: Listen on Spotify or as a YouTube playlist (make sure you watch the final one – its a stuffed … Continue reading LeedsPlaylists!
A Feast For Crows
I was going to include this in Mount TBR, but that wold have been cheating, as this isn't my book! I borrowed A Feast For Crows from R MONTHS ago and never got round to reading it past the first third, so I'm including it on the Once Upon A Time Reading Challenge and you … Continue reading A Feast For Crows
Mount TBR 2# Forbidden Fruit: From the letters of Abelard and Heloise
I'm including this book, which I bought Many Many Moons ago as part of a Penguin 'Great Loves' set that was going cheap on TheBookPeople, in my Once Upon A Time Reading Challenge. Although technically not a folktale, as Abelard and Heloise did actually exist, the story of their great forbidden love affair shaped the … Continue reading Mount TBR 2# Forbidden Fruit: From the letters of Abelard and Heloise
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