READ! TO GO! 20 110 The LainiBop Challenge FLOW MY TEARS, THE POLICEMAN SAID PHILIP K DICK * * * * * * * * * * SPOILERS * * * * * * * * * * I love Philip K. Dick, but have to admit I haven't read anything by him in … Continue reading The LainiBop Challenge – Book 20 – Flow my Tears, the Policeman Said by Philip K. Dick
LBC Reviewers
Man Booker Shortlist Book 03 – Swimming Home – Guest
WoodsieGirl's Man Booker Challenge I'm reading through all six of the Booker Prize shortlisted novels - attempting to finish before the winner is announced, although given the size of the books that is looking unlikely at the moment! Here's the third of my reviews, for Swimming Home by Deborah Levy BLURB As he … Continue reading Man Booker Shortlist Book 03 – Swimming Home – Guest
Man Booker Shortlist Book 02 – Narcopolis – GUEST
WoodsieGirl's Man Booker Challenge I'm reading through all six of the Booker Prize shortlisted novels - attempting to finish before the winner is announced, although given the size of the books that is looking unlikely at the moment! Here's the second of my reviews, for Jeet Thayil's Narcopolis. BLURB Jeet Thayil’s luminous debut novel … Continue reading Man Booker Shortlist Book 02 – Narcopolis – GUEST
Dark Tower 01 – The Wind Through the Keyhole – GUEST
DARK TOWER 01 - THE WIND THROUGH THE KEYHOLE STEPHEN KING Stephen King’s first Dark Tower novel – The Gunslinger - was published a long time before the rest of the series, which follows the quest of the last Gunslinger, Roland Deschain, and his companions along the Path of the Beam to find the Dark … Continue reading Dark Tower 01 – The Wind Through the Keyhole – GUEST
Wighill Book Exchange!
A friend of mine emailed me a little while ago about a little book swap shop with a difference that she located in Wighill. var addthis_config = {"data_track_clickback":true}; "We went for a cycle ride this morning and visited Wighill on the way, where - inside an old phone box - they have a swap shop … Continue reading Wighill Book Exchange!
Man Booker Shortlist Book 01 – The Garden of Evening Mists – GUEST
WoodsieGirl's Man Booker Challenge I'm reading through all six of the Booker Prize shortlisted novels - attempting to finish before the winner is announced, although given the size of the books that is looking unlikely at the moment! Here's the first of my reviews, for Tan Twan Eng's The Garden of Evening Mists. … Continue reading Man Booker Shortlist Book 01 – The Garden of Evening Mists – GUEST
The LainiBop Challenge – Book 19 – Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
READ! TO GO! 19 111 The LainiBop Challenge MRS DALLOWAY VIRGINIA WOOLF * * * * * * * * * * SPOILERS * * * * * * * * * * Sigh, Virginia, Virginia, Virginia! This book was on my TBR shelf, but I also picked it this month as part of … Continue reading The LainiBop Challenge – Book 19 – Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
EBacc-wards
This is my personal opinion-not that of LeedsBookClub. Sometimes you just need to get a rant off your chest! In a world where a one in five adults cannot find a plumber in a phone book, teaching the elite to remember is not the way to raise standards. The proposed reforms to the Key Stage … Continue reading EBacc-wards
The LainiBop Challenge – Book 18 – The Hippopotamus by Stephen Fry
READ! TO GO! 18 112 The LainiBop Challenge THE HIPPOPOTAMUS STEPHEN FRY * * * * * * * * * * SPOILERS * * * * * * * * * * This was my book club choice for August. I had only ever read Stephen Fry's autobiography “Moab is my Washpot” but … Continue reading The LainiBop Challenge – Book 18 – The Hippopotamus by Stephen Fry
The Mystery of Mercy Close Review
As anyone who knows me will tell you, I love Marian Keyes. I've been reading her since my early teens, and her mix of brash humour and unfailingly honest outlook has always worked for me. Whether or not you like the whole 'chick-lit' thing, you can't deny she's had a massive influence as a writer, … Continue reading The Mystery of Mercy Close Review
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