The other day, at work, I was approached by a woman who works in the admin bit of my workplace who has a son she gets books out of the library for. Occasionally I recommend a read for him based on what is popular with my students at the time, or what I have enjoyed, … Continue reading A little rant…
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The Sun Rising by John Donne
This is my favourite poem. One day, I am going to have this quoted to me one bright morning by a handsome young man who means it. This is the dream of a girl who tidies book shelfs for a living and knows how to make marmalade from scratch, so unlikely to actually happen, but … Continue reading The Sun Rising by John Donne
Book Club the Third
Book Club the Third - BOOKN00B - 11-01-2010 Agreed on: I am Cat by Soseki Natsume was not working, and to be discarded Agreed on: The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak (BookN00b) Discussed: - The Daisy Dalyrmple Series by Carola Dunn - C.J. Sansom series - The Tain by Ciaron Carson - The Clan of the Cave … Continue reading Book Club the Third
Spontaneous Me – Walt Whitman
Spontaneous Me Spontaneous me, Nature, The loving day, the mounting sun, the friend I am happy with, The arm of my friend hanging idly over my shoulder, The hillside whiten'd with blossoms of the mountain ash, The same late in autumn, the hues of red, yellow, drab, purple, and light and dark green, The rich … Continue reading Spontaneous Me – Walt Whitman
O Captain, my Captain – Walt Whitman
O Captain, My Captain O Captain my Captain! our fearful trip is done, The ship has weathered every rack, the prize we sought is won, The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting, While follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring; But O heart! heart! heart! O the … Continue reading O Captain, my Captain – Walt Whitman
It’ll be Auel right by the last book….
Families are funny things, book-lovers. Sometimes I wonder how I am related to most of mine. My sister, for example; she looks just like I do, but taller, thinner and blonder and with a smaller nose, and yet we could not be more disparate in our book choices. She genuinely likes Twilight, for example, and … Continue reading It’ll be Auel right by the last book….
He wishes for the clothes of Heaven – W.B. Yates
He wishes for the clothes of Heaven Had I the heavens' embroidered cloths, Enwrought with golden and silver light, The blue and the dim and the dark cloths Of night and light and the half-light, I would spread the cloths under your feet: But I, being poor, have only my dreams; I have spread my … Continue reading He wishes for the clothes of Heaven – W.B. Yates
Book Club The Second
Book Club the Second - BOOKN00B - 13-12-2009 Agreed on: I am Cat by Soseki Natsume (BookN00b) Discussed: - The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova - The Other Hand by Chris Cleeve - C.J. Sansom series BOOKN00B Already bought two copies to give to people as gifts However, she found it slow to get into, but enjoyed … Continue reading Book Club The Second
Slowly but surely, Shardlake will take over the world…
Last summer I attended a lovely, small, friendly festival with my very good friend Rhi, who shares my fetish for historical romance and chocolate flavoured stout and is therefore an excellent companion whilst journeying into the wilds of deepest Skipton...and also a good judge of if I will like a book or not! Nursing our … Continue reading Slowly but surely, Shardlake will take over the world…
Our first meeting
Meeting the First. Book Club the First - BOOKELF - 01-11-2009 Agreed on: The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova (AvidReader) Discussed: Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden Three of us. One spicy seed cake. A ton of coffee. And books...in bags, on tables, in laps... books piled up all around us! It was heavenly! We agreed … Continue reading Our first meeting
