For a few months now I've been completely out of sorts with my reading. I've felt as though I've been merely going through the motions of reading without getting any real reading done. This has made me unfocused and completely unmotivated (I've a … [Read more...]
Every book is a journey: Rob’s ‘reviewing system’ explained
May 17, 2012 By 6 Comments
Hopefully, one of the first things that you'll notice when you visit RobAroundBooks is that it's a little different to anything else that may already be out there in Internet land. And one of the ways in which I claim my uniqueness is in the way … [Read more...]
Reading Journal: Friday 10th September 2010
September 10, 2010 By 10 Comments
You know, even though I’ve dived back into full-time lit blogging (and I’ve never been happier having done so) I thought about leaving out this online reading journal feature until I could come up with the ultimate format for it; a format which … [Read more...]
Reading Journal: Tuesday 1st June 2010
June 2, 2010 By 2 Comments
And so fellow reader we hit June, beautiful June. It's the beginning of a new month and to some small degree the door has started opening for summer. We're not quite there yet of course, but Tuesday's always feel like a summer's day to me because I … [Read more...]
Reading Journal: Monday 31st May 2010
June 1, 2010 By 6 Comments
Well folks it's been a few days since I updated my reading journal I know. The thing is midweek last week, I just felt that low, depressing what's the point mood coming on and I had to nip it in the bud and take a bit of a break away from reading. … [Read more...]
Reading Journal: Tuesday 25th May 2010
May 26, 2010 By 2 Comments
While I'm managing perfectly to keep up with my shorter reading assignments, I'm having a real hard time tackling my bigger ones. Again I was determined to dive back into my Independent Foreign Fiction Prize shortlist reading, and to make a start on … [Read more...]
Reading Journal: Monday 24th May 2010
May 25, 2010 By 4 Comments
Well dear reader I really must apologise for my tail off in posts towards the latter half of last week. With my stomach giving me some serious digestive problems I really lost most of my motivation for any kind of focused reading. It happens right? … [Read more...]
Reading Journal: Monday 17th May 2010
May 18, 2010 By 9 Comments
The start of a new week and I was surprisingly upbeat about my reading after having a weekend of doubt and doldrums. I guess I was still disappointed at not having met my challenge to read the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize shortlist before the … [Read more...]
Reading Journal: Remainder of Week 19, 2010
May 16, 2010 By 4 Comments
With no reading journal entry posted since Tuesday, you'd certainly be forgiven fellow reader for thinking that my reading had ground to a halt over these past few days. The fact is however, that my reading has continued unabated and it is only a … [Read more...]
Reading Journal: Monday 10th May 2010
May 11, 2010 By 2 Comments
Monday may be one of the most depressing days of the week for a lot of people but for me it means Maupassant and I couldn't be happier. Today it was the turn of a couple of tales which are, in a tenuous way, linked by the theme of babies. The first … [Read more...]