WoodsieGirl's Man Booker Challenge Our good friend WoodsieGirl has read all the books on the shortlist for the Man Booker Prize for the last few years. This is not because she is an avid reader, with varied interests and is constantly on the lookout for new great fiction. She does this purely to mock my inability … Continue reading Man Booker Shortlist – Book 06 – The Luminaries – Eleanor Catton
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LBCGiraffe – Book 08 – High Rise – Write Up
#LBCGiraffe Venue: Giraffe Bar and Grill Date: Tuesday October 2013 Time: 6pm - 8pm Address: 6 Greek Street, Leeds, LS1 5RW Tel: (0113) 244 1500 HIGH RISE J.G. BALLARD * * * * * SPOILERS * * * * * * * * * * SPOILERS * * * * * * * * * * SPOILERS * * * * * … Continue reading LBCGiraffe – Book 08 – High Rise – Write Up
LBCGiraffe – Book 05 – Watchmen
#LBCGiraffe Venue: Giraffe Bar and Grill Date: Tuesday 5th of February 2013 Time: 6pm - 8pm Address: 6 Greek Street, Leeds, LS1 5RW Tel: (0113) 244 1500 WATCHMEN ALAN MOORE DAVE GIBBONS (ARTIST) JOHN HIGGINS (COLOURIST) * * * * * SPOILERS * * * * * * * * * * SPOILERS * * * * * * * * … Continue reading LBCGiraffe – Book 05 – Watchmen
Man Booker Shortlist – Book 05 – The Lowland – Jhumpa Lahiri
WoodsieGirl's Man Booker Challenge Our good friend WoodsieGirl has read all the books on the shortlist for the Man Booker Prize for the last few years. This is not because she is an avid reader, with varied interests and is constantly on the lookout for new great fiction. She does this purely to mock my inability … Continue reading Man Booker Shortlist – Book 05 – The Lowland – Jhumpa Lahiri
Man Booker Shortlist – Book 04 – We need new names – NoViolet Bulawayo
WoodsieGirl's Man Booker Challenge Our good friend WoodsieGirl has read all the books on the shortlist for the Man Booker Prize for the last few years. This is not because she is an avid reader, with varied interests and is constantly on the lookout for new great fiction. She does this purely to mock my inability … Continue reading Man Booker Shortlist – Book 04 – We need new names – NoViolet Bulawayo
The Doubleclicks – Nothing to Prove
I apologise now to anyone kind enough to follow more than one of my blogs. This is going to be a cross-post. It's just BRILLIANT and I'm actually a little emotional after reading many of the placards. For such a long time I would refuse to call myself a geek (aside from the whole 'do … Continue reading The Doubleclicks – Nothing to Prove
Man Booker Shortlist – Book 03 – A Tale for the Time Being – Ruth Ozeki
WoodsieGirl's Man Booker Challenge Our good friend WoodsieGirl has read all the books on the shortlist for the Man Booker Prize for the last few years. This is not because she is an avid reader, with varied interests and is constantly on the lookout for new great fiction. She does this purely to mock my inability … Continue reading Man Booker Shortlist – Book 03 – A Tale for the Time Being – Ruth Ozeki
Man Booker Shortlist Book 02 – Harvest – Jim Crace
WoodsieGirl's Man Booker Challenge Our good friend WoodsieGirl has read all the books on the shortlist for the Man Booker Prize for the last few years. This is not because she is an avid reader, with varied interests and is constantly on the lookout for new great fiction. She does this purely to mock my inability … Continue reading Man Booker Shortlist Book 02 – Harvest – Jim Crace
Happy National Poetry Day!
Happy National Poetry Day. I taught myself to love simply Anna Akhmatova I taught myself to live simply and wisely, to look at the sky and pray to God, and to wander long before evening to tire my superfluous worries. When the burdocks rustle in the ravine and the yellow-red rowanberry cluster droops I compose … Continue reading Happy National Poetry Day!
Enid Blyton Challenge Book 08 – The Boy Next Door
One of our Superstar Guest Stars has agreed to a new challenge based on our chats relating to #LBCPuffins. Can't wait to read each review as they come! Huge thanks - as always - to Helen...though now I think on it...missing out on all these wonderful stories... Clearly we need each other! Helen's Enid Blyton … Continue reading Enid Blyton Challenge Book 08 – The Boy Next Door
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