Mostly due to incredible laziness (and a bit to do with something else that I'm already getting teased enough about...) I only managed to read a couple of books in the whole 10 days I had off owing to Holidaygeddon with no money last week. State of Wonder has been staring at me ever since … Continue reading What I Read During My Holidays Part 6- State of Wonder by Ann Patchett
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The Laini Challenge – Book 07 – The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare
READ! TO GO! 7 123 The LainiBop Challenge The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare * * * * * * * * * * SPOILERS * * * * * * * * * * It's been years and years since I read a Shakespeare play - last time would probably … Continue reading The Laini Challenge – Book 07 – The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare
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The Laini Challenge – Book 06 – The Blue Hour by Jefferson Parker
READ! TO GO! 6 124 The LainiBop Challenge The Blue Hour by Jefferson Parker * * * * * * * * * * SPOILERS * * * * * * * * * * Picked this book off my shelf not expecting to enjoy this so much. I thought that it … Continue reading The Laini Challenge – Book 06 – The Blue Hour by Jefferson Parker
The Hunger Games – Book 3 – Mockingjay – GUEST
*****SPOILERS***** *****SPOILERS***** *****SPOILERS***** So, as you know, I've become a HUGE fan of these books and am constantly telling friends and book clubbers that they are MUST READS! (Thinking about how I started reading the books - it feels like a very full circle kind of thing!) One of our #MedusaLBC and World … Continue reading The Hunger Games – Book 3 – Mockingjay – GUEST
The Terrifying World of Children’s Fiction.
GP Taylor, Cloughton's Famous Son, has been blathering on the radio creating mounds of self publicity drumming up awareness of the horror that is children's fiction. It Has Gone Too Far, he says, There Is No Innocence Any More. The Children, it would seem, Are Not Being Thought Of. This from a man whose books, … Continue reading The Terrifying World of Children’s Fiction.
How I Learned to Continue Worrying & Love the Dystopian
#LBCGiraffe Venue: Giraffe Bar and Grill Date: Tuesday 10th of July 2012 Time: 6pm - 8pm Address: 6 Greek Street, Leeds, LS1 5RW Tel: (0113) 244 1500 Discussing: Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury We're delighted to include a post here by #GiraffeLBC book clubber and twitter friend par excellence - @Bolli_Bolshevik! Growing up in 80s recession-hit Brighton we had poll … Continue reading How I Learned to Continue Worrying & Love the Dystopian
The Laini Challenge – Book 05 – The Grifters by Jim Thompson
READ! TO GO! 5 125 The LainiBop Challenge The Grifters by Jim Thompson * * * * * * * * * * SPOILERS * * * * * * * * * * The Grifters is the story of Roy Dillon, a small time con man in Los Angeles and about … Continue reading The Laini Challenge – Book 05 – The Grifters by Jim Thompson
O Tell Me The Truth About Love – W.H. Auden
O Tell Me The Truth About Love Some say love's a little boy, And some say it's a bird, Some say it makes the world go around, Some say that's absurd, And when I asked the man next-door, Who looked as if he knew, His wife got very cross indeed, And said it wouldn't do.Does … Continue reading O Tell Me The Truth About Love – W.H. Auden
WTFBC – Book 2 – Killer Angels – Review
WTFBC - KILLER ANGELS Michael Shaara A few more book clubbers attended this week - so we instantly got to work on dissecting the book. Certainly everyone found the level of detail to be fascinating - with one noting that it felt like the author had witnessed it first hand! He presented the … Continue reading WTFBC – Book 2 – Killer Angels – Review
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