Bringing the year to an end with some comforting reading and some challenges. This was a cosy treat – quite a predictable story of a well-educated young man getting lots of chances (and being brave and confident enough to take them) and making his mark. Funny and frank and a great insight into a period inContinue reading “Reading Light”
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Brrr…ing me more books
Two months of reading in one post again, because I had a little blip and lost my mojo. Don’t worry, I found it again, under a pile of books. This was bowling along very nicely – lots of period detail, great heroine and a fascinating time in English history, plus some interesting BBC history too.Continue reading “Brrr…ing me more books”
Recumbent reading
Why is reading different on holiday? We have more time, yes, but there’s more to look at, new experiences, unconquered territory. And why should we read different things? The classic “beach read” is a glossy paperback, usually based somewhere exotic, and often sporting some sun-tanned flesh on the cover. It might be easy reading, butContinue reading “Recumbent reading”
Summer Breeze
Summer bumper issue, June and July, (like the big Bunty or Beano which you used to take on your holidays). This is a collection of Mantel’s writing for London Review of Books. It is fascinating to see what she was working on in fiction reflected in her research and thinking. She’s greatly concerned with bodiesContinue reading “Summer Breeze”
May (we continue to read, please?)
This was a month in which I read not widely but well. I ended May with my reading mojo restored but at times I thought I’d never pick up a book again. I have a very low fear threshold. Enid Blyton’s “Five and the Mystery Train” scared me so much as a child I couldn’tContinue reading “May (we continue to read, please?)”
April
Libraries use the Dewey Decimal System or the Library of Congress method of categorising (and therefore shelving) books. Bookshops are a little more relaxed but generally you know what you’re getting on a shelf marked “Local Interest” or “Literary Fiction.” What about the libraries in our own homes? Things might be colour co-ordinated or alphabetisedContinue reading “April”
March on
I’d sworn off big books for a while, but I had this on order at the library, and when the library calls, you must answer. I’ve read pretty much everything by this author, and although nothing has quite reached the heights of The Poisonwood Bible I’d never let a book by Kingsolver pass me by.Continue reading “March on”
What I Read in Feb
Most of the month was taken up with this whopper and I have to admit I was glad when it was done. February is a short month, but filled mostly with this book, and a couple of other delights. I wanted to find out how this reserved and private man managed to assemble and leadContinue reading “What I Read in Feb”
How many weeks?
(what I read in January part 2) There is a benefit to the month that seems to go on for at least six weeks. Lots more time to read. Dark evenings and wet fields keep this walker indoors and there’s still a hint of resolution in the air. I continued my January reading with thisContinue reading “How many weeks?”
What I read in (half of ) January
Started the year with a blast of pink. Yes, I did judge this book by the cover – that’s the point. I was taken aback when the very young woman on the counter raved about the book. She used words like “strange” and “disturbing.” I pressed on. Honestly, I think I started this just beforeContinue reading “What I read in (half of ) January”
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