Monthly Archives: July 2009
Somewhere Towards The End – Diana Athill
Having read such a fabulous tome of a book as the wonderful ‘The Taste of Sorrow’ by Jude Morgan I wasn’t ready to go straight into another tome in the form of (what so far is shaping another wonderful book) … Continue reading
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Funny Ha Ha?
Today’s Booking Through Thursday looks short and sweet but is actually really, really hard. “What is the funniest book you have read recently?” And do you know what I am really having to wrack my brain as it sounds easy … Continue reading
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The Taste of Sorrow – Jude Morgan
I wrote a while back about how this had pleasantly landed upon my doorstep from the lovely people at Headline and though only having read one Bronte novel (which I didn’t really like very much – Wuthering Heights) I loved … Continue reading
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Man Booker 2009… 5 Out of 13 Ain’t Bad!
Okay, okay so I didn’t guess the Man Booker Long List but compared to my two correct guesses last year I don’t think that five is that bad? Yes, the Man Booker Long List has been announced, just over two and a … Continue reading
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Guessing The Man Booker Longlist
Now in case any of you think that I am cheating and releasing this on the day that the longlist is announced, I have actually written this a few days ahead, as am still in bed and its good to use … Continue reading
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Hotel du Lac – Anita Brookner
I don’t know if I included this in the photo’s from yesterdays blog (see below) but I also bought ‘Hotel du Lac’ by Anita Brookner as I am slowly but surely determined to read through all of the Man Booker … Continue reading
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A Few More Aquisitions
So last weekend when I wasn’t ill in bed with the delights of pig flu and had finally gotten around to unpacking most of my things Novel Insights came round and we went to my favourite ‘5 Books for £2’ … Continue reading
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Call Me By Your Name – Andre Aciman
One of the things that I love about where I work, though sadly only for another month or so, is that the team I am on all love books. They are very much into not only sharing their books (I … Continue reading
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You Know Who You’re Flu Friends Are
Fingers crossed you will see the picture with this blog as having so much time in swine-flu isolation I have worked out how to add them with blackberry which should make the blog a little more colourful and means I … Continue reading
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Preferences
Today’s Booking Through Thursday blog is perfect for me in my current state (see below) as its fast and furious and I can do it quickly mid-recovery sleeps and also gives me something to keep my mind busy! Its quick … Continue reading
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Books For When You’re Sick…
It appears the Savidge Reads has swine flu so I may be bit ropey at blogging as have only my Blackberry and am planning on doing lots of sleeping! In the mean time do keep on giving me your feedback … Continue reading
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The Reader’s Table
I mentioned a while ago that whilst I was milling in Waterstones I happened upon a table filled with an authors favourite books. The Waterstone’s Writers Table is a great idea, have a very popular author who many people love … Continue reading
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Frank McCourt 1930 – 2009
The sad news was announced this morning that the Pulitzer prize winning author Frank McCourt has passed away. I always think when an author dies what stories we might have missed from them and what there next book would be. … Continue reading
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Your Turn To Review…
As I am internet-less for a weekend and actually want to embrace it, for a day at least, here is a blog I made earlier! I thought that this would be a good time for me to do something a … Continue reading
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