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Most Memorable Reads of 2013
Given I’ve read close to 160 books this year (158 to be exact), I found it almost impossible to narrow my list down to just ten books. Besides, why should I? I’ve been lax about writing reviews this...
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Funny Moments in Tragedy
“Our present business Is to general woe.” ~ King Lear, Act 5, Scene 3 For some reason, that line delivered so solemnly by the Duke of Albany in the final act of the play makes me smile every time....
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Currently Listening To…
On audio, picked up The Six Wives of Henry VIII by Alison Weir last night. No big shock that after completing the Matthew Shardlake Dissolution series, firmly set during King Henry VIII’s reign, I’d...
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Aya Love
Aya de Yopougon by Marguerite Abouet, illustrated by Clément Oubrerie ★★★★½ Source: Municipal library Series: Aya (1 of 6) Edition: Gallimard Jeunesse (2005), French edition, Hardcover, 112 pages...
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Five-and-a-Half Stars!
I was completely blown away last night at the National Theatre Live presentation of A Streetcar Named Desire, performed at London’s Young Vic Theatre, with Gillian Anderson playing the lead role of...
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Play It Like It’s 1986
Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell ★★★★⅓ Source: National Library OverDrive Collection Narrators: Rebecca Lowman and Sunil Malhotra Edition: Listening Library (2013), Unabridged MP3; 8h56 Original...
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Writing About Poetry, Victoria’s Secret Models, and Dogs
Sailing Alone Around the Room: New and Selected Poems by Billy Collins ★★★★ Source: Municipal Library Edition: Random House (2001), Hardcover, 192 pages Awards & Distinctions: ALA Notable Books for...
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Five Stars for this Gem
♫ The Ruby in Her Navel by Barry Unsworth ★★★★★ Source: Audible Edition: AudioGO (2007), Unabridged MP3, 12h22 Awards & Distinctions: Booker Prize Longlist (2006) Original publication date: 2006...
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14 Favourites of 2014
Out of the 233 books I read in 2014, I tried to narrow down my selection of favourites to a top 5, or even a top 10, but couldn’t do it. So I guess fourteen favourites is an improvement over the 31 …...
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Rich, Dark and Fascinating
♫ Bitter Greens by Kate Forsyth ★★★★½ Source: Audible.com Edition: Blackstone Audio (2014), Unabridged MP3; 19h26 Original publication date: 2012 Partly based on the true life story of Charlotte-Rose...
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