The second LeedsBookClub film trip - our first being Alice in Wonderland. (Apologies for how late I am getting this up. I actually started it an aaaaaaaaaaaaggggggggggeeeeeeeeeee ago and became totally distracted by non-essential nonsense like work...and life...) It was a lovely day out that ended - predictably enough - at the pub. Here we analysed, discussed … Continue reading Jane Eyre 2011 Film Review
LBC Book Reviews
How To Be A (kind of) Woman
I'm not the biggest Caitlin Moran fan in the world, this is born mostly out of jealously; she always reminded me of that girl you went to school with, you know, you went to her house for tea a couple of times, and she was nice and everything, but wasn't you, and you find her … Continue reading How To Be A (kind of) Woman
Canongate Book 6 – Where Three Roads Meet
Yes, you're right, this is the wrong font... Don't worry! We don't want to confuse you even more!! This is BookElf! AR has very kindly allowed me in on her Canongate Challenge, as Salley Vickers is one of my favourite writers, so I'm barging in here and reviewing her interpretation of the Oedipus myth. Background … Continue reading Canongate Book 6 – Where Three Roads Meet
The Hunger Games Podcast – Book 1
Please find attached the latest LeedsBookClub podcast!! Joined by twitter biuddy J, we take a more detailed look at the first book of the trilogy that's had me raving about it for...well... it must be weeks now! Expect major spoilers for the book and a quick natter about the upcoming film too!! ***LANGUAGE WARNING *** … Continue reading The Hunger Games Podcast – Book 1
Point Horrorween
Coming up to Halloween this year, I was feeling a bit uninspired by the season. There's been a real lack of good horror films this year, and I longed for the days when a Point Horror book could leave me so scared I'd sneak downstairs to hide it under the dog's bed so it wouldn't … Continue reading Point Horrorween
Reading Mojo, Mount TBR Reading Challenge
Recently, I've started to feel a little like I've lost my reading mojo. Whilst my fellow LeedsBookClubbers happily rave about the books they're loving, the last few weeks I've found nothing that really, y'know, gripped me. I've got a massive pile of half-reads that I've hidden under my bed to stop me feeling so guilty … Continue reading Reading Mojo, Mount TBR Reading Challenge
Canongate Book 5 – Dream a little dream of me…
After some delay; the next book in the LeedsBookClub Canongate Challenge was Dream Angus by Alexander McCall Smith. A huge fan of Alexander McCall Smith (Please read his wikipedia page - he is fascinating); I discovered the No 1 Ladies Detective Agency a few years ago and read about six books in the series over … Continue reading Canongate Book 5 – Dream a little dream of me…
2009 – the year of the Kate – Pt 2 – Mosse
Kate Mosse - author, broadcaster, theatre director and co-founder of the Orange Prize for fiction - was named the 2000 European Woman of Achievement for her contribution to the arts. She has long worked to make reading accessible - raising money for Dyslexia Action - and has recently become one of the most vocal authors campaigning against the closures of the … Continue reading 2009 – the year of the Kate – Pt 2 – Mosse
The Hunger Games – Book 1
As my non LeedsBookClub self on twitter, I noticed that a number of my American friends have been positively GUSHING about the Hunger Games trilogy. I'd never heard of the series so naturally I asked about the books; once I did, I was positively bullied into agreeing to read them*. After I read the most … Continue reading The Hunger Games – Book 1
Book Club 9 – Grace Williams Says It Loud
Venue: Arcadia Bar Date: 16th October 2011 Time: 5pm - 7pm Discussed: Grace Williams Says It Loud - Emma Henderson Agreed on: Flowers for Algernon - Daniel Keyes I'm treating this like a plaster that urgently needs to be removed. One quick pull and then hopefully I can move on and forget all about it!! In … Continue reading Book Club 9 – Grace Williams Says It Loud
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