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 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
MedusaLBC A Prayer for Owen Meany – Guest Write Up!
Medusa LBC Date: Wednesday 13th June 2012 Time: 7:30pm Address: 8-10 Town Street, Horsforth, Leeds Discussing: A Prayer For Owen Meany - John Irving * * * * * S P O I L E R S * * * * * * * * * * S P O I L E R S * * … Continue reading MedusaLBC A Prayer for Owen Meany – Guest Write Up!
Mount TBR 9# Virgin Widow by Anne O’Brien
Anne O'Brien started off writing Harlequin historical romance books set in Regency England, and graduated to 'big' books based on historical characters in 2010. This, her first 'big' offering, was recommended to me by a mature student who loves historical fiction as much as I do, so much so I bought it first hand in a … Continue reading Mount TBR 9# Virgin Widow by Anne O’Brien
Women, Sex and History, and panel discussion as part of the Leeds Big Bookend, Saturday 16 June.
As Anne O’Brien, one of the four authors speaking at Saturday’s ‘Women, Sex and History’ talk as part of the Leeds Big Bookend quoted, Jane Austen was not a fan of history as she saw it. In Northanger Abbey, Catherine Morland quips “The quarrels of popes and kings, with wars or pestilences, in every page; … Continue reading Women, Sex and History, and panel discussion as part of the Leeds Big Bookend, Saturday 16 June.
The Laini Challenge – Book 04 – The Turn Of The Screw
READ! TO GO! 4 126 The LainiBop Challenge The Turn of the Screw by Henry James * * * * * * * * * * SPOILERS * * * * * * * * * * I hate to admit this, but I found myself a little disappointed with this book. I have always heard such … Continue reading The Laini Challenge – Book 04 – The Turn Of The Screw
What I Read During My Holidays Part 5- My Dear, I Wanted To Tell You by Louisa Young
This has been looking at me for a while now, I got it in for work after seeing it in WHSmith's in the station and desperately wanting it. After my mega Pat Barker-although a couple of weeks ago, I thought the thing I REALLY needed to do was spend my holidays reading another book set … Continue reading What I Read During My Holidays Part 5- My Dear, I Wanted To Tell You by Louisa Young
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