Howdy howdy folks! Our first #SharingStories book club was held tonight at Giraffe restaurant on Greek Street, co hosted by @ArtsMindsLeeds - Tom to his buddies. It's always a bit daunting starting anything new (*cough* even if you've done it once or twice before) so it was terrific to have so many book club buddies joining … Continue reading Booky Blog – Sharing Stories and other reads…
LBC Reviewers
Booky Blog – Inferno and The Rosie Project
30th of May 2013 Well, I finished Inferno by Dan Brown. I quite enjoyed it, though the ending is impossibly silly. In fact, the latter few chapters are utterly ridiculous. It's probably the first Dan Brown novel I've ever read where I consistently cared more for the artwork and literature mentioned & described than the plot, … Continue reading Booky Blog – Inferno and The Rosie Project
LBC Outlaws – Write up the First! – The Hound of the Baskervilles
LBC Outlaws The books that make you go ooooooooo!!!! Venue: Outlaws Yacht Club Date: Inagural meeting on 28th of May, thereafter the last Thursday of each month Time: 6pm for a 6:30 start THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE * * * SPOILERS * * * Our first meeting of #LBCOutlaws involved … Continue reading LBC Outlaws – Write up the First! – The Hound of the Baskervilles
Sharing Stories – Why be happy …- GUEST
Leeds Book Club will be participating in the Arts and Minds Network's new project on raising awareness of mental health issues. This review is provided to us by regular book clubber @GuthrieEleanor. It's her first time writing for us so huge thanks and welcome to the LBC team! Tweet your thoughts using #SharingStories WHY BE HAPPY WHEN … Continue reading Sharing Stories – Why be happy …- GUEST
Bank Holiday Reading!
This weekend I've mostly been devouring the latest Dan Brown - Inferno. * * *VERY MILD SPOILERS * * * BLURB In the heart of Italy, Harvard professor of symbology, Robert Langdon, is drawn into a harrowing world centered on one of history’s most enduring and mysterious literary masterpieces . . . Dante’s Inferno.Against this backdrop, … Continue reading Bank Holiday Reading!
Sherlock Secrets – The game is afoot…keep up!
OUTLINE Two years after his public defeat of his arch-nemesis Professor James Moriarty at the Reichenbach Falls; Sherlock Holmes is a shadow of his former self. Retreating from the world, Holmes has by now retired from detection and survives only by selling the details of his past cases to an unscrupulous journalist. However, when Mycroft Holmes is … Continue reading Sherlock Secrets – The game is afoot…keep up!
Enid Blyton Challenge Book 04 – The Adventures of Scamp
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 … Continue reading Enid Blyton Challenge Book 04 – The Adventures of Scamp
Enid Blyton Challenge Book 03 – The Secret Seven
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 … Continue reading Enid Blyton Challenge Book 03 – The Secret Seven
Lainibop Challenge Book 25 – Cloud Atlas
READ! TO GO! 25 105 The LainiBop Challenge CLOUD ATLAS DAVID MITCHELL * * * * * * * * * * SPOILERS * * * * * * * * * * BLURB Mitchell's virtuosic novel presents six narratives that evoke an array of genres, from Melvillean high-seas drama to California noir and dystopian … Continue reading Lainibop Challenge Book 25 – Cloud Atlas
WoodsieGirl’s Choice – In Mouldy Land – A memorial
Poetry Challenge 2013 I'm afraid I'm hopelessly behind with our challenge and posting months after the requested date. Nevertheless, I'm working hard (or hardly working?) to get us up to date. Here at Leeds Book Club, we're always looking for new poems and poets...well I say we...me mostly. This year, we've invited our friends from … Continue reading WoodsieGirl’s Choice – In Mouldy Land – A memorial
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