I have been achieving unprecedented positivity and productivity in my RL recently, which has inversely meant very little time online... However, it's Australia Day today, and I thought I'd take a break to update my reading log.

The Harp In The South, Ruth Park ( Read more... )

Hey guys! Welcome to 2010! It's going to ROCK! :D ( Read more... )

Recovering from my cold, I find myself keen to catch up on things I've been meaning to do--I've been poaching fruit, reorganising my music collection, doing mending ... let's hope this productivity lasts ( Read more... )

Author:Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
Published: 1983
In: Granada

When we were orphans had put me in the mood for reading about culture clashes, and I had a couple of secondhand paperback Ruth Prawer Jhabvala novels on my shelf waiting to be read. RPJ is good fallback reading for me as I find her carefully constructed character novels very comfortable fare ( Read more... )

Finally! She may not have won the Booker (*growls*), but Zadie Smith has finally won a major literary prize. Apparently, she was 'stunned' at the announcement that On Beauty had won the Orange Prize, and she was very gracious in her acceptance speech after the event.

The Daily Mail article focuses on Zadie's reaction to the news, while The Times ( Read more... )

Oh, why not! It's booky! *wears her geek glasses*
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Author: Salman Rushdie
Published: 2005
By: Jonathan Cape (Random House)

Another Christmas book, this one destined to remain part of my collection. I have a lovely hardback copy of it. *pets*

Summary: The story is told from four perspectives--a former US ambassador to India, his daughter, her Indian mother and Shalimar the Clown, her mother's ( Read more... )