Where should I buy my books? Part 2: Books online (UK)
Contrary to popular opinion, it’s not always cheapest to buy on Amazon… Continue reading Where should I buy my books? Part 2: Books online (UK)
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“The Essex Serpent” by Sarah Perry – book review
There’s been a lot of publicity surrounding Sarah Perry’s “The Essex Serpent “… Continue reading “The Essex Serpent” by Sarah Perry – book review
John Steinbeck “The Grapes of Wrath”- book review
I did not expect to enjoy this book half as much as I did. Continue reading John Steinbeck “The Grapes of Wrath”- book review
Where should I buy my books? Part 1: Books on the high street (UK)
Many of us bookworms occasionally wonder: what is the cheapest and morally least ambiguous way to buy a book? Continue reading Where should I buy my books? Part 1: Books on the high street (UK)
Bill Bryson “Made in America” – book review
It’s partially an etymology, partially a history, and mostly a collection of witty anecdotes. Continue reading Bill Bryson “Made in America” – book review
Stacking the Shelves Saturday
Today is bookshop day… so, of course, I had to celebrate by visiting a bookshop. Continue reading Stacking the Shelves Saturday
Donna Tartt’s “The Goldfinch” and the meaning of life
When I first reached for Donna Tartt’s “The Goldfinch”, I was unaware that it was surrounded by any critical controversy…. Continue reading Donna Tartt’s “The Goldfinch” and the meaning of life
Ernest Hemingway’s “A Moveable Feast” – a book review
I loved this book so much!!! I don’t know how I had not heard this book mentioned before – it is simply exquisite. A Moveable Feast is Hemingway’s memoir of the time he spent in the Paris in the 1920s. Hemingway had just given his job as a journalist to pursue a career in writing fiction. He was young, recently married and ambitious. This memoir … Continue reading Ernest Hemingway’s “A Moveable Feast” – a book review
Top Ten Tuesday – autumn TBR lists
Most of my “To-Be-Reads” on my autumn list could easily have appeared on my summer reading list, which is slightly embarrassing for me… Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday – autumn TBR lists
Top Ten Tuesdays – books I used to re-read again when I was a teenager
Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created at The Broke and the Bookish in June 2010 – there’s a different topic for every week. This week’s topic is a Throwback Freebie- so I chose to write about I’ve slowed down a bit with re-reading books recently. It’s not that I have fewer books that I would like to be reading…. The opposite in … Continue reading Top Ten Tuesdays – books I used to re-read again when I was a teenager
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