Last week, reading distractions notwithstanding, I managed to hand in the first essay of my MA. It was only a short one, a mere two thousand words (which is how long the longest of the undergrad module was), worth only 10% of my final mark for this module. A taster-essay, if you will, to practise… Continue reading The “Joy” of Handing in Essays
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Politics on the Edge
I have an essay due this week. Naturally, as any self-respecting student should, I’m procrastinating. Of course, as a part-time, mature student, I also have Life to be doing around my studying. Admittedly, I could probably help myself by reading relevant things, of which there’s plenty (Conrad has been written about A LOT), instead of… Continue reading Politics on the Edge
Quest 1: Stephanie Garber and Katherine Rundell
I’ve played it safe in recent years, for my reading. I’ve stuck to authors I know and love, and books I know and love. But in my Quest to Read Them All, obviously I will have to try other books. Other authors. Experiment with new-to-me genres. Styles. Books I wouldn’t ordinarily read. And try not… Continue reading Quest 1: Stephanie Garber and Katherine Rundell
Journeying Into the Unknown
I’m on a new journey, this Quest of mine, and the first book for my MA is about a journey. I feel there is something – poetic, maybe – about that. Certainly it seems appropriate. Who knows where this journey, this Quest, will end? I’ve therefore been thinking a lot about books about journeys, both… Continue reading Journeying Into the Unknown
The Joy of Reading
I am not, by any stretch of the imagination, a decisive sort of person. Especially if I’m not given options. Give me a finite number of options, and I can choose. There are limits to the decision, which is half the battle. But ask me to, for example, name my favourite book, and I will… Continue reading The Joy of Reading
Let the Library Quest Begin
Saturday was the first day of the MA. The start of my Library Quest. I’m a couple of books ahead of the reading, of the core texts that is, though reading comments on the Forum makes me feel woefully behind already. I’ve only recently decided on the History and Context specialism for the rest of… Continue reading Let the Library Quest Begin
Rhymes and Rhythms: Children’s Picture Books
Tiny has been given books. At the six-month health visitor review in Wales, the Book Trust, by way of the Library, provides books for the babies, to encourage the parents to read to the little ones. Nothing fancy or complicated. Just a couple of board books. One with the Welsh translation. Photo by Pixabay on… Continue reading Rhymes and Rhythms: Children’s Picture Books
The Start of the Spring-Clean
It is perhaps a little early to think of spring-cleaning: we’re still in the depths of winter, though the lightening evenings are bringing a hint of optimism to this largely sofa-bound person. But, this year, M and I are doing a massive spring-clean, which involves new furniture and a complete reorganisation of most rooms in… Continue reading The Start of the Spring-Clean
Remembering Reads: The One Hundred and One Dalmations
One of the more dangerous side-effects of having to organise or pack away books is rediscovering books you’d forgotten you had or which you’d misplaced and hadn’t been able to find, and starting a reread. I can’t remember why now, but a little while ago I was trying to find Dodie Smith’s The One Hundred… Continue reading Remembering Reads: The One Hundred and One Dalmations
Recently Read: The Failed Attempts
It wasn’t a particularly good month for reading last month. Not for new reads, at any rate. I attempted two new reads, but neither lasted very long, and I retreated to the safety and comfort of Heyer and whizzed through nine or ten of her novels, starting with The Talisman Ring and ending with The… Continue reading Recently Read: The Failed Attempts
Life Ever Crafting 