A busy day other than reading today guys so give me a break K? The biggest but most satisfying chore was taking Steinbeck (the dog) to get his stitches out, following that nasty dog attack last week. He's been confined to the lead for nine days so … [Read more...]
Reading Journal: Tuesday 27th October 2009
October 28, 2009 By Leave a Comment
It's just a quick reading journal entry this evening because I'm keen to get back to Vann's … [Read more...]
Daily Bookshot: Great Expectations!
October 27, 2009 By 3 Comments
Great Expectations!, originally uploaded by Robert Burdock. So this isn't a shot that was taken today. It's from Saturday, as I sat in Abbot House, a fifteenth-century dwelling sited close to my home, which has a truly wonderful cafe (although … [Read more...]
Reading Journal: Monday 26th October 2009
October 27, 2009 By 6 Comments
::Shocked (somewhat) by Elizabeth Gaskill:: My 31 Shots of Shock challenge rolls on and today, Day 26, was the turn of Elizabeth Gaskill and her chilling tale - The Old Nurse’s Story. I didn’t manage to read this story during the usual breakfast … [Read more...]
Daily Bookshot: Legend of a Shiny Fish
September 29, 2009 By 9 Comments
Legend of a Shiny Fish, originally uploaded by Robert Burdock. OK I admit I'm a sucker for a shiny cover, but not just because it's shiny on this occasion. It's more to do with having already fallen in love with Dan Funderburgh's 'fishy' … [Read more...]
Daily Bookshot: Do I Make You Hornby?
September 15, 2009 By 2 Comments
Do I Make You Hornby?, originally uploaded by Robert Burdock. Apologies for the rather risque title for today's Daily Bookshot, but the first thing I thought of when I saw the cover for Nick Hornby's new novel - Juliet, Naked (Penguin), was … [Read more...]
Reading Journal: Monday 14th September 2009
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07:00 - Okey Dokey. After a dose of the 'man sniffles' I'm well and truly back in the reading game. I began with progressing another step through my Trevor vs. Moore Reading Challenge, with a short read from each writer over breakfast. The Trevor … [Read more...]
Gleitzman giveaway: And the winner is….
September 13, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Hi folks. Well it's Sunday evening (in my part of the world at least), so as promised it's time to announce the winner of my latest giveaway - a copy of Maurice Gleitzman's recently published Holocaust novel Now & Then . And the winner, selected at … [Read more...]
Reading Journal: Wednesday 9th September 2009
September 9, 2009 By Leave a Comment
07:00 - Determined to keep up my back-to-back reading of the short stories of William Trevor and Lorrie Moore for my Trevor vs. Moore reading challenge, I read a story again today from each, over breakfast. I began with Trevor and a story called A … [Read more...]