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Armchair of a Bookologist: Love in a Cold Climate
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Armchair of a Bookologist. In which I review books and ponder bookology (and write about other things too). Monday, April 21, 2014. Love in a Cold Climate. I have seen a movie version of this book already - it wasn't bad, and so when I saw this book in the cheap-as-chips Penguin edition I decided to get it. Anyway, the point is, I have finally picked the book up and read it from cover to cover in less than 24 hours. Happiest time of my life. The only thing was one got rather tired of the taste of mut...
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Armchair of a Bookologist: last ride
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Armchair of a Bookologist. In which I review books and ponder bookology (and write about other things too). Saturday, March 29, 2014. I have had an exceptionally busy few weeks. And I have not been reading much, unfortunately. But I did get a chance to watch an Australian film from 2009 called Last Ride. Which was pretty much forced on me by a colleague who said he knows that I don't like being forced to read or watch things but that in this case the movie was so good that he was not giving me a choice.
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Armchair of a Bookologist: October 2014
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Armchair of a Bookologist. In which I review books and ponder bookology (and write about other things too). Wednesday, October 1, 2014. One month ago today, we published our September issue of Halfway Down the Stairs. And I forgot to tell you. As Paul Simon says:. 8220;I know a man. He came from my home town. He wore his passion for his woman. Like a thorny crown. I live in fear. My love for you's so overpowering. I'm afraid that I will disappear'. We've got some lovely writing on that site this quarter.
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Armchair of a Bookologist: it's a long way down
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Armchair of a Bookologist. In which I review books and ponder bookology (and write about other things too). Saturday, July 19, 2014. It's a long way down. I have been absent for a while - probably because I have not been reading particularly often, unless you count that we read Little Women. This month's book club selection was much better:. Nick Hornby's A Long Way Down. I've actually read this one before, but knew that I would want to read it again. The two main things I admire about this book are that:.
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Armchair of a Bookologist: July 2012
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Armchair of a Bookologist. In which I review books and ponder bookology (and write about other things too). Tuesday, July 24, 2012. Because I am a glutton for punishment, I read the fragment of Jane Austen's unfinished novel The Watsons. Again, about a month ago. I knew I shouldn't have done it. It was devastating to get to the end of the few chapters and have to stop - it wasn't perfected, but it was so promising, and I am so sad that she decided not to finish it! Three stars from me. Links to this post.
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Armchair of a Bookologist: January 2012
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Armchair of a Bookologist. In which I review books and ponder bookology (and write about other things too). Monday, January 9, 2012. I came across this epitaph to literature in an article in one of my favourite magazines. Composed by my nation's Prime Minister for a 'literature heritage trail':. This Literary Heritage Trail celebrates writers, poets and playwrights who have contributed to this young country’s cultural and historical life. I hope you will take the opportunity to be part of this journey.
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Armchair of a Bookologist: July 2014
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Armchair of a Bookologist. In which I review books and ponder bookology (and write about other things too). Saturday, July 19, 2014. It's a long way down. I have been absent for a while - probably because I have not been reading particularly often, unless you count that we read Little Women. This month's book club selection was much better:. Nick Hornby's A Long Way Down. I've actually read this one before, but knew that I would want to read it again. The two main things I admire about this book are that:.
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Armchair of a Bookologist: sight reading
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Armchair of a Bookologist. In which I review books and ponder bookology (and write about other things too). Saturday, August 2, 2014. Last time I read a novel by Daphne Kalotay, I raved about it. So my expectations were set fairly high when I picked up her more recent novel recently. It was published in 2013, but I'm going to call it a new release anyway. The novel is a story of how these relationships adapt over time. How does a family learn to cope with functioning as separate units? How will Hazel com...
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Armchair of a Bookologist: potato peel pie?
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Armchair of a Bookologist. In which I review books and ponder bookology (and write about other things too). Wednesday, October 1, 2014. For book club this month, we read The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. By Mary Ann Shaffer. Once you get past the initial question. (potato peel pie? This is a lovely novel. Written entirely as an epistolary novel, it manages to keep up a strong pace and introduce you to a motley crew of characters who are loveable and totally three-dimensional. Book Review...
