Monthly Archives: May 2011
Give Away… When God Was A Rabbit – Sarah Winman
I love getting new books and as you can see I am very lucky as a lot wing their way to me. This also has its benefits as it means that with building relations with publishers means that I can … Continue reading
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Jamrach’s Menagerie – Carol Birch
Generally speaking any book that evokes the Victorian period is one that is going to win me over. Equally any book that is set one a boat is highly likely to be a complete failure with me. This therefore was … Continue reading
Filed under Books of 2011, Canongate Publishing, Carol Birch, Orange Prize, Review
Libraries Will Survive…
I was actually looking for another, very, very, very, very funny library based clip on youtube when I found this wonderful and rather fabulous video which I thought you would all appreciate and , so do watch.. Well we all hope … Continue reading
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Savidge Reads Grills… Natasha Solomons
I haven’t done a ‘Savidge Reads Grills…’ post in quite some time (which is interesting as I have quite a lot of them planned in the next two months) but after reading ‘The Novel in the Viola’ by Natasha Solomons … Continue reading
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Give Away… The Novel in the Viola – Natasha Solomons
As you will have seen I was utterly charmed by Natasha Solomons latest novel ‘The Novel in the Viola’, so much so that above you will see a ‘Savidge Reads Grills…’ with her (frankly if Richard and Judy can have … Continue reading
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Help! Those 3 For 2′s…
I am sure it’s the same for any book lover but aren’t those 3 for 2 book offers that they have in book shops just so tempting. I have to say of late I have been rather incapacitated in terms of getting … Continue reading
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The Godless Boys – Naomi Wood
Books about religion don’t tend to be ones I rush out and read, and I tell myself I don’t like dystopian fiction (when actually I think I do, which is both odd and silly) so under normal circumstances I don’t know … Continue reading
Filed under Naomi Wood, Pan MacMillan, Picador Books, Review
Savidge Reads In The British Library
No, I have not gone back to London for a trip and no this isn’t a walk around of The British Library, this is something that is even more exciting. If there could be anything anymore exciting that is. You … Continue reading
Filed under Book Thoughts, Random Savidgeness
Re-evaluation, Revamping, Resting & (More) Reading
Yes, it’s happened, Savidge Reads has gone and had a revamp and in some ways it is going to mark a new era (which probably sounds a bit grand but hey ho) for the blog. Being unwell in the last … Continue reading
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When God Was A Rabbit – Sarah Winman
I normally do long intro’s into my book thoughts, but I am trying some new things with my blogging and so decided I wouldn’t meander introducing ‘When God Was A Rabbit’ by Sarah Winman and would just cut to the … Continue reading
Filed under Books of 2011, Headline Review, Review, Richard and Judy, Sarah Winman
Do I Want To Read… Memoirs, Of A Kind?
I haven’t done a ‘Do I Want To Read’ post for ages and yet I think there are about ten or twenty books whizzing about my brain that I would like to your thoughts on, alas with everything else going … Continue reading
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The Novel in the Viola – Natasha Solomons
There are some books that are just a real treat to read. I don’t mean in a throwaway sense or a guilty pleasure, I am talking about a book that is just a delight to read from start to finish … Continue reading
Filed under Books of 2011, Natasha Solomons, Review, Richard and Judy, Sceptre Publishing
Those Hard To Encompass Books…
Isn’t it difficult when you read a book that you simply can’t seem to describe or encompass? I am not just talking from the perspective of a book blogger, though I will say that trying to encompass yesterdays book thoughts … Continue reading
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