I enter a fair few competitions, mostly because I like filling in forms, and recently won a book from Bah! To Cancer's excellent blog (thank you very much!). Because I tend to enter indiscriminately and win a fair bit, I do end up reading quite a wide selection of books. On this occasion I won … Continue reading Tukking about doesn’t wash
Books
Shak-es-pear-e is immense
As part of the Once Upon a Time Book Challenge, this month I dug out my Complete Works (always a pleasure, one of those lucky sods who did the good plays at school and therefore has unending love for The Bard) and re-read A Midsummer Night's Dream. Love that play, and it was very revealing … Continue reading Shak-es-pear-e is immense
Book Club the Sixth – Amended Order
Book Club the Sixth - BOOKELF - 05-05-2010 Agreed on: The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga (BookElf) Discussed: - The Island by Victoria Hislop - The Owl Killers by Karen Maitland - Dracula by Bram Stoker - Millenium Trilogy by Steig Larsson Right, down to buzz-y-ness. As I only completed our first topic book after … Continue reading Book Club the Sixth – Amended Order
Book Club the Fifth
Book Club the Fifth - BOOKN00B - 18-04-2010 Agreed on: The Island by Victoria Hislop (BookN00b) Discussed: - Firman by Sam Savage SPECIAL GUEST STAR - Lela - who is now 100 pages into The Book Thief! BOOKN00B hated the first chapter, which enraged her, resulting in her casting aside the book for about a … Continue reading Book Club the Fifth
Borrowed Books
Never lend books, for no one ever returns them; the only books I have in my library are books that other people have lent me. - Anatole France One of the best things about being friends with other book lovers, is that you invariably start to swap (diversion - it pains me that swap is … Continue reading Borrowed Books
Alice in Wonderland
Tim Burton's 2010 3D extravagansa!!! The three book-clubbers, and honoured guest - Lela - ventured into the 3D world in order to see this film in all its glory...and whatever our views about the film, the 3D does not disappoint. In fact, the Doctor Who trailer was terrifying!!! I personally have always had a deep … Continue reading Alice in Wonderland
BookElf’s Top Reads Ever (so far…)
It's the evening shift and I'm on my own. The shelves are neat, and shelving done. The New Book List is updated, the gate count inserted onto the spreadsheet. The students are happily tapping away, and all I have to do is relax and decide once and for all my Top Reads which I would … Continue reading BookElf’s Top Reads Ever (so far…)
Book Club the Forth
Book Club the Fourth - AVIDREADER - 07-02-2010 Agreed on: Company of Liars by Karen Maitland (BookElf) Agreed on: Firman by Sam Savage (AvidReader) Discussed: - The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak - The Company of Liars by Karen Maitland - 'Alice in Wonderland' 2010 Tim Burton Film - I am a Cat by Soseki Natsume … Continue reading Book Club the Forth
A little rant…
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…
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
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