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Satirical authors, some Regency romance, murder and noir, books on grammar, these are the books that keep me alive. Reading is dreaming with your eyes open.

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Humour with a deep understanding of Hollywood

Moving Pictures by Terry Pratchett

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I have been trying to complete as much of Discworld as I can, I find Sir Terry Pratchett’s humour incomparable, his keen understanding of us poor souls trapped in human form (I’d love to be an umbrella myself, if given the option to choose my next form) and his ability to write droll descriptions of commonplace objects fascinating and very absorbing; for instance – banged out grains (popcorn) and a silver screen (literally described as a hovering dense film). This book is about the rise […]

Jane Eyre – She Goth Loads of Love (CBR Bingo 11 – Classics square)

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

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As part of CBR Bingo (plus I always wanted to read it a second time), my choice for the square “Classics” was Jane Eyre. A lot of my friends love this book, which made me want to read it critically to understand what it was about this that makes it so popular. I tried hard to like it, but could only like parts of it. Right from the lead character (a 10 year old girl), to her family (created by the author to be as […]

Oh! To be sixteen once again

Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell

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  As a 16 yo, I didn’t experience a first love. A couple of crushes, but none of them were anything more than an occasional glance in the lift, or a quickening of pulse when they appeared in front of me. To read Rainbow Rowell describe it so minutely in normal-speak without being elaborate is a welcome peek into a world when feelings run amok, you barely understand what’s happening and yet you feel so much (so – much like my current mid-thirties, GOTCHA, dumb-ass […]

Little Women – Revisiting a classic; a comfort read

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

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Little Women  – Revisiting a classic; a comfort read Inspired by Emmalita’s post earlier last month, I selected this popular classic as it covers the squares This Old Thing, Throwback Thursday, The Book Was Better, The First of a Series and Birthday! (thank you, Rochelle, this is an excellent choice). I’m using this for the “Birthday!” square. A book I have read at least three-four times in its entirety, revisiting it was a pleasure. A very popular book featuring a heartwarming journey into the lives, […]

He did NOT know he was NOT right, and it still didn’t matter

He Knew He Was Right by Anthony Trollope

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This is my first review, I’m still unsure how much to leave off, and how to structure it, but I hope to learn this very quickly! This book revolves around the marital discord between Louis Trevelyan and his wife Emily, what set it off, how they react to this, and how their life begins to rapidly unravel as they find themselves caught in a web of obstinacy and distrust. The book also has two other key subplots, including a very unlikable clergyman, about two sets […]



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