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 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...]
Reading Journal: Thursday 6th May 2010
May 9, 2010 By 4 Comments
Before I go on to give you a rundown on my reading for Thursday 6th May, I should declare that I'm writing this on Saturday 8th, a full day later than when I should be writing it up, and indeed posting it. I'm sure you know what it like though fellow … [Read more...]
Reading Journal: Wednesday 5th May 2010
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Would it shock you to know that it's been almost eight months since I last read an Edgar Allan Poe story for my iPoe reading challenge? Well, desperate to make amends for this shortfall, I set about reserving Wednesday as my Poe day, when I tick off … [Read more...]
Reading Journal: Tuesday 4th May 2010
May 5, 2010 By 8 Comments
Today I may have wallowed in the place I love to be - totally immersed in a world of words - but it ended being a very busy day of reading. That's not a complaint of course because I'm never happier than when I'm drowning in books. And if anything … [Read more...]
Reading Journal: Monday 3rd May 2010
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And so with great pleasure fellow reader, I return once more to scribing the virtual pages of my online reading journal. Adamant that I would not return to posting journal entries until I was completely happy with the format I was using for this … [Read more...]
Daily Bookshot: 39 Ways to Embrace Arab Literature
April 26, 2010 By 4 Comments
39 Ways to Embrace Arab Literature, originally uploaded by Robert Burdock. Every once in a while an anthology comes along which sends my excitement into overdrive. And the featured subject for today's Daily Bookshot is one such anthology. … [Read more...]