I tripped up a bit during March, with the whole no-buying-more-books thing. First there was a dragon book – The Flight of Dragons by Peter Dickinson – then there was The Corfu Trilogy by Gerald Durrell (but I’m only counting it as one book because it’s an all-in-one copy). M and I tried ITV’s The… Continue reading Recently Read: Tears and Laughter
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Recently Read: Regrets and Myths
I’m quite pleased with my reading this month, though I only read two of the three on my list. No, what I’m pleased about is that I didn’t add any more to the pile, or read ones which weren’t on the list. That is, I feel, quite an achievement. Perhaps I was helped by the… Continue reading Recently Read: Regrets and Myths
Recently Read: From Cornwall to Russia
One of the joys of the last month is that I had a total of three weeks off, which gave me lots of time to catch up on my reading, and knock a few things off my TBR list. I might not have travelled much in the last year, not in-person, but reading has meant… Continue reading Recently Read: From Cornwall to Russia
Recently Read: The Season of Austen
I’ve done better at finishing the books I start in the last month. Perhaps because I’ve mostly been reading the same author, which helps. Having begun with Pride and Prejudice last month, I’ve now gone through five of the six Austens, with only Mansfield Park left to go, although I seem to have misplaced my… Continue reading Recently Read: The Season of Austen
Recently Read: Rereading Austen
It’s become something of a habit: I keep picking up new books to read without finishing the last one. I can’t see it ever stopping, though. It’s nice, sometimes, to have several books on the go. I scatter them around the place, so wherever I sit, I have a book I’m reading. It just means… Continue reading Recently Read: Rereading Austen
Recently Read: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back
Now is the time of year when the day-job is less busy, and I have time to read again. My favourite time of year! And, since I continue to work from home, there’s even more time for reading. I’ve finally finished both Harriette Wilson’s memoirs and Carl Ruiz Zafón’s The Shadow of the Wind. I’ve… Continue reading Recently Read: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back
Recently Read: From the Cotswolds, to Botswana, to London
My recent reflections on the last year of my blog have led to me looking forwards to the next year, and how I want to continue. Part of this is due to needing to reorganise posts due to increasing the weekly number, but also because otherwise I shall become bored again and have a little… Continue reading Recently Read: From the Cotswolds, to Botswana, to London
Reading Lists: February 2020
Is it just me, or does it feel like it’s been a slow start to the year? Or perhaps it’s just the beginning of new plans – the getting started part, where I have to sort myself out and get into the swing of things again after the Christmas holidays. And, really, they aren’t new… Continue reading Reading Lists: February 2020
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