50 coolest books ever!

07Apr12

Yep – another list, and one I have to say – I quite liked looking at this - only because the book covers looked cool too – and you know I like a list!! This one from Rachael… 50 coolest books ever…. well have I read any of them, and why are they cool?? And who is shortlist.com [...]

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Tags: books, lists, reading

End of an era

12Sep11

Carl and I saw the last Harry Potter movie last night. Harry and friends are a similar age to Jack and his friends, so it’s been more than a little weird watching them all grow up – Harry and his friends in a much more public manner! Isabel has read and reread all the books [...]

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Tags: books, children, food

Five book meme

14Jun11

from Con 1/ the book I’m currently reading: A few. I am definitely a “dipper” these days The Elegance of the Hedgehog – Muriel Barbery - my latest bookgroup book. Annoyingly I am not really excited by this one, which is contributing to my dipping in and out of other books on my bedside table A social [...]

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Tags: #blogjune, books, death, state of mind

BBC 6/100 books meme

22Nov10

This one is doing the rounds…and you know how I like to read….. “Have you read more than 6 of these books? The BBC believes most people will have read only 6 of the 100 books listed here. Instructions: Bold those books you’ve read in their entirety, italicize the ones you started but didn’t finish or read an [...]

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No to Janet, Matthew and Jodi?

29Jul10

Bookgrrl, Justgirlwithshoes,  Rien d’important, and NewGradLibrarian all did this. It’s A&R books top 100 books for 2010.  I have simplified the ratings though…  + = Books I have enjoyed reading  no = books I haven’t read  1 The Twilight Saga Stephenie Meyer – no (but we have them all here should I ever want to)  2 Harry [...]

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