My favourite thing about the weather turning cold is how socially acceptable it is to snuggle on the sofa under lots of blankets, with a hot drink, and just read. It’s a pity I don’t have more days when I can actually do this, but I relish the ones I do get. And the evenings.… Continue reading Reading Lists: December 2019
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Reading Lists: October 2019
I’ve decided to change the title of one of my book lists. You see, as with most readers, I have a long, never-ending, always growing, To Be Read list. But what interests me more about readers is the list of books which they thought about reading; the books they picked up on a whim, and… Continue reading Reading Lists: October 2019
Top 10 Children’s Books/Authors: Part 3
At this point in the selection of good children's books, the target audience is teenagers. Children who are nearing adulthood and have the concentration and reading ability for longer, more complicated books. Children being given books like Pride & Prejudice or To Kill a Mockingbird or Lord of the Flies to study at school. And… Continue reading Top 10 Children’s Books/Authors: Part 3
Top 10 Children’s Books/Authors: Part 2
The world of children's books outside of picture books is one of the most magical, most exciting places there is. Anything is possible in children's fiction. This list is for children who may be beginning to read for themselves, for those aged about 7-12. In no particular order, and there may be some overlap with… Continue reading Top 10 Children’s Books/Authors: Part 2
Reading Lists: August 2019
Recently Read Sourcery - Terry Pratchett: Discworld novel number 5 - what happens when the wizards, led by a sourcerer (the eighth son of a wizard), try to take control of the Disc. The Making of a Marchioness - Frances Hodgson Burnett: Cinderella followed by melodrama. Verdict of Twelve - Raymond Postgate: crime seen through the eyes… Continue reading Reading Lists: August 2019
