Yay my reading journal has returned, and before I get back on to a daily footing with the recording of my reading, I should give a brief rundown on the reading I’ve been doing while the journal has been ‘off-air’. So over the past few days … [Read more...]
Reading Journal: Mon 6th July 2009
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07:00 - Onwards with Ox-Tales: Earth (Profile Books), and today it was a story from Marina Lewycka which is endearingly titled The Importance of Warm Feet. The story turned out to be rather endearing too, with its subject not surprisingly centering … [Read more...]
Reading Journal: Sun 5th July 2009
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08:00 - Managed to tick off two stories from Ox-Tales: Earth (Profile Books) this morning. Not because I was in a voracious reading mood, but rather because one of the two stories was really short. The first was Lucky We Live Now by Kate Atkinson. … [Read more...]
Reading Journal: Sat 4th July 2009
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07:30 - Started the day off with another short from Ox-Tales: Earth (Profile Books), and this story, Boys in Cars by Marti Leimbach, is another absolute cracker. The story is based on a single mother’s relationship with her autistic child, and … [Read more...]
Reading Journal: Fri 3rd July 2009
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07:00 - Thank the Book Gods! My reading seems to have returned to its former state, and my neurons are zinging with delight as my eyes skim across the page. It’s been a strange couple of reading days, no doubt the a side effect of a frazzled brain, … [Read more...]
Reading Journal: Thu 2nd July 2009
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Firstly, my apologies for having not posted a reading journal entry for yesterday. The heat finally took its toll on me and left me a gibbering heap, unable to even think about picking up a book, let alone scribing my thoughts on it. Lessons are … [Read more...]
Daily Bookshot: Quiet Jesus, I’m Reading
June 24, 2009 By 8 Comments
Quiet Jesus, I'm Reading, originally uploaded by Robert Burdock. I picked this up from the sorting office not more than an hour ago and I'm still staggering around 'drunk' with bookish intoxication. It's one of the books I ordered a few days … [Read more...]