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(Public entry) Stephen Fry, 'Moab is my Washpot'
It's Stephen Fry, how could I not like it? But it is very well written, with some laugh out loud moments as well as being very sad. He goes off on tangents but honestly, I liked that, you could hear him reading it and it was like he was sat talking to you (a bit of a stream of consciousness, really). Definitely recommended. :D -
Book 4: Alexis Hall, 'In the Red' (public entry)
This is book number 4; Alexis Hall's 'In the Red: Diary of a Recovering Shopaholic'. This documents (as it suggest) a woman's struggle to only spend money on essentials for a year, in an attempt to curb her spending habits. It is in a diary format. I'd give it 3 and a half stars ( Read more... ) -
Book 3: Anne of Green Gables.
I have no idea how far I got with my book count for this year. I think this is something pathetic like book #3 ( Read more... ) -
50 book challenge results (public entry)
My 2007 resolution was to read 50 books in one year - unfortunately, as those keeping up with my book reviews blog may have noticed, I did not succeed. I only reached 40.5. These were ( Read more... ) -
Book 40 (public entry).
40. Charles Frazier - Cold MountainThis book is set during the American civil war, and follows the lives of Ada, a vicar's daughter who is forced to learn how to farm to survive after her father dies, and Inman, a soldier who deserts and travels across the country to come back to Cold Mountain (his hometown) to see Ada again. It's a really ( Read more... ) -
Books 38 and 39 (public entry)
Two more I've read recently:
38. Alison Plowden, Tudor Women: Queens and Commoners (4/5)This book is a brief biography of some of the important women in the Tudor period, such as Elizabeth Woodville, Henry VIII’s wives, Lady Jane Grey, Mary and Elizabeth. It also talks about marriage, education and attitudes towards women. However, I felt that ( Read more... ) -
Books 35 to 37 (public entry)
Uni has started up again so I've not had as much time for reading as I'd like.
35. Karen Harper, The Queene’s Cure (3/5)This is a historical fiction/mystery, following Elizabeth I and her court. An effigy is found in her coach when she visits the Royal Physicians, and no one knows how it got there - it looks exactly like her, even wearing one of ( Read more... ) -
Book 34 (public entry)
Book 34 is Paullina Simons' 'Red Leaves, which I got in a bookswap a few weeks ago and have only just gotten around to reading. Again, a great book. Paullina Simons is one of my favourite authors anyway; I originally picked up ‘Tully’ by chance in a bookshop and fell in love. It’s one of the few books I can read again and again. Later I got a copy ( Read more... ) -
Books 32 and 33 (public entry)
32. Gregory Maguire, Wicked (2/5)I was quite disappointed by this book, to be honest. I knew and had expected it to be different to the musical, but I hadn’t expected it to be quite *this* different. A shame really because it seems such a good idea ( Read more... ) -
Book 31 (public entry)
Number 31 is Agatha Christie's 'Dumb Witness' (4/5)In this Poirot mystery, Poirot receives a vague letter from a woman that is dated to several months ago. This grabs his attention, so he goes to visit her and find out why she wanted her help - only to find that she died shortly after it was written. Although Captain Hastings is adamant that he ( Read more... )