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Review | Burial Rites by Hannah Kent
Read more: Review | Burial Rites by Hannah KentTitle: Burial Rites (2013) Author: Hannah Kent Read: 18th-24th January 2016 Genre: historical fiction; mystery Rating: 5 out of 5 stars I know very little about Iceland, I know even less about Icelandic history, and I know precisely nothing about the 19th century justice system and capital punishment so choosing to read Hannah Kent’s historical fiction début novel Burial…
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Book Travelling Thursdays | Movie Adaptations
Read more: Book Travelling Thursdays | Movie AdaptationsBook Traveling Thursdays is a weekly meme for book bloggers which celebrates the distance a book travels by way of its covers. I’ve only recently discovered this meme thanks to the blog of the co-creator, Catia (the other being Danielle) and the Goodreads group, but I love the concept of it – particularly because it gives me the…
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Top Ten Tuesday | Top Ten Recent TBR Additions
Read more: Top Ten Tuesday | Top Ten Recent TBR AdditionsAnother Tuesday, another Top Ten Tuesday. For those who don’t know (though where have you been if you don’t?), Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme created by the book bloggers and list lovers, The Broke and the Bookish, and each week they post a topic for bloggers to respond to. This week’s theme is Top Ten Books I’ve…
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Review | Batman: The Killing Joke by Alan Moore and Brian Bolland
Read more: Review | Batman: The Killing Joke by Alan Moore and Brian BollandTitle: Batman: The Killing Joke [Deluxe Edition] (1988/2008 deluxe edn.) Author: Alan Moore, Brian Bolland, Richard Starkings Read: 10th January 2016 Genre: graphic novel; comic book; superheroes Rating: 3 out of 5 stars As a person whose only exposure to Batman is centred entirely around Christopher Nolan and Christian Bale’s take on the caped crusader and on the brilliant-but-terrible-really…
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An Update & Friday Reads | 15th January
Read more: An Update & Friday Reads | 15th JanuaryI have excellent news… I started a job last week. I know, I’m as surprised as you are. At its most basic, it means I no longer have to go to the soul-destroying non-place that is the local friendly Job Centre Plus – huzzah. At its best, it’s a job I think I can vaguely…
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2016 Bookish Resolutions
Read more: 2016 Bookish ResolutionsConfession time: I completely forgot that I had made a 2015 Bookish Resolutions post. I’m not sure exactly when that post – and the resolutions contained therein – disappeared from my conciousness but, as can be seen from how many I actually completed, I really didn’t stick the plans I set for myself in 2015.…
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Review | Very Good Lives by JK Rowling
Read more: Review | Very Good Lives by JK RowlingTitle: Very Good Lives (2015) Author: J.K. Rowling Read: 10th January 2016 Genre: non fiction Rating: 5 out of 5 stars A published copy of J.K Rowling’s 2008 commencement speech given at Harvard University – such a synopsis rather cheapens what this little book contains. Aside from the beautifully packaged product which contains gorgeous illustrations…
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#TBRTakedown 3.0
Read more: #TBRTakedown 3.0This coming week is Shannon from leaninglights’ readathon #TBRTakedown 3.0, which runs from 4th at 12:00 AM to 10th at 11:59 PM. I’m optimistic for the first readathon of the year as, hopefully, this will kick off my 2016 reading since I’ve been lingering with The Hero of Ages for what feels like forever. As seen in Shannon’s announcement video,…
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2015: A Bookish Year In Review
Read more: 2015: A Bookish Year In ReviewIn a midst of the ‘Best of 2015’ lists popping up left, right, and centre, I’m going to wrap-up my reading year rather than picking out my top 10. (I’m the most indecisive person ever so picking only 10 out of 75 would be a struggle!) I saw this kind of yearly review on Ashleigh’s…
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Cramathon Wrap-Up
Read more: Cramathon Wrap-UpToday is the day I finally put down the Christmas cake long enough to remember to wrap up the readathon I participated in a little before Christmas. If you use the word “participated” loosely, and I always do. So here is a breakdown of how Cramathon unfolded for me… Day 1 (19th) Finished reading Brandon Sanderson’s The…
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