The best thing about this book is that it is succinct, engaging and easy to read, not dry or heavy at all.
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We Wish To Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed With Our Families by Philip Gourevitch: Dot Points
This is a must read for anyone interested in history, international politics or human rights, and I would venture to recommend it, even to those with no interest in these subjects.
Restless Revenant
Intrigued, she carefully cracked open the cover, mindful of the brittle pages, so absorbed with her find that she never noticed the gently blown dust forming patterns in the air, or the increasing chill causing her skin to goose bump.
The Pelican History of Medieval Europe by Maurice Keen: Dot Points
Some chapters were easier to read than others, but overall this was a rather heavy read.
Review: Ash Road by Ivan Southall
Ash Road by Ivan Southall is an Australian Young Adult (YA) novel set in country Victoria. First published in 1965, Ash Road tells the story of two separate groups of children and their various reactions to adversity. Wallace, Graham and… Read More ›
Books I Read in May, June & July 2013
Medusa by Clive Cussler (312 pages) Courts and Criminals by Arthur Cheney Train (53 pages) Inside Woody Allen Selections from the Comic Strip The Slough of Despond (The Reality War Book 1) by Tim C. Taylor Related articles Books I’ve… Read More ›
30 Day Book Challenge – Day 29
A Book You Hated The list of books that I have hated is surprisingly short. I sometimes cannot get into a book, but disliking it enough to add it to my ‘do not read’ list is rare. Such books do… Read More ›
30 Day Book Challenge – Day 28
Favourite Quote From A Book I am actually going to include more than one quote here, but I think it should be acceptable because they are all from the same book – The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield: Quote 1:… Read More ›
30 Day Book Challenge – Day 21
Book You Tell People You’ve Read But Haven’t (Or Haven’t Actually Finished) This is the first day of the challenge on which I have been unable to post a single thing. The reason for this is that I never say… Read More ›
30 Day Book Challenge – Day 20
Favourite Childhood Book There is one book I truly loved when I was a kid – that I made my mother read to me over and over and over. I am sure I drove her absolutely mad. Anyway, that book… Read More ›
30 Day Book Challenge Day 14:
A Book That Made You Cry Whether you are talking about books or movies or music, I cry at the drop of a hat. Therefore, there are loads of books that I could use for today’s blog. The book I… Read More ›
30 Day Book Challenge Day 13:
A Book that Disappointed You As many of my readers will know, I am a huge Stephen King fan. I love the way he spends words to ensure you are on the same page as he is. I love the… Read More ›
30 Day Book Challenge Day 12:
A Book You Wanted to Read for a Long Time But Still Haven’t Wow. There are so many, many books I could use for today’s challenge. At the time of printing, I have 2,667 books on my wishlist, and over… Read More ›
30 Day Book Challenge Day 11:
Favourite Classic Book I don’t seem to have read a lot of the classic books that others have, though many are on my wishlist. I think it may be because people often make it their mission to read as many… Read More ›
30 Day Book Challenge Day 9:
Most Overrated Book Everybody has their own taste in books. One person’s favourite book is another’s most hated. Sometimes a book comes along that is almost universally loved or loathed and, like people, a book’s reputation is often entirely undeserved…. Read More ›
30 Day Book Challenge Day 8:
Most Underrated Book In my opinion, one of the most underrated books I have read is a little known book called Letters of an Indian Judge to an English Gentlewoman. First published in 1934, the book takes the form of… Read More ›
30 Day Book Challenge Day 7:
A Guilty Pleasure Book This is an extremely difficult question for me, because I really don’t have a guilty pleasure book. Having a guilty pleasure book implies that you are ashamed or embarrassed in some way about the book you… Read More ›
30 Day Book Challenge Day 6:
Book You’ve Read the Most Number of Times I am a bit unsure as to the answer for this one, since I am assuming books read over and over (and over and over and over) to my children don’t count…. Read More ›
30 Day Book Challenge Day 5:
Your Comfort Book I am not entirely certain what is meant by a comfort book. Does it refer to a book you read when you just want to be comfortable and don’t want to have to think too much? Or… Read More ›
30 Day Book Challenge Day 4:
Book Turned Into a Movie and Completely Desecrated Warning: Contains Spoilers! I definitely did not need to look far for an answer to this question. I have seen loads of book-based movies that completely sucked but the one that annoyed… Read More ›
30 Day Book Challenge Day 3:
The Longest Book You’ve Ever Read Warning: Spoilers! You may find this difficult to believe, considering how much I love books, but I actually have yet to read the most notoriously long books, like War and Peace and so on…. Read More ›
30 Day Book Challenge Day 2:
Favourite Side Character Warning: Spoilers! Every story has a main character, around whom all the action revolves. However, it would not be much of a story if it weren’t populated by many more minor characters to interact with our hero…. Read More ›
Thirty Day Book Challenge Day 1:
A book series you wish had gone on longer OR a book series you wish would just end already Warning: Contains Spoilers! This is a difficult one for me because I am generally fairly happy with the length of series’ that… Read More ›
30 Day Book Challenge
I found this challenge at Blogs-Of-A-Bookaholic. Basically, the idea is to post every day for 30 days. But these aren’t random posts – that would be too easy. Instead, every day has a specific book-related theme. Here is the list,… Read More ›
Books I Read in February 2013
Blogging for Fame and Fortune by Jason R. Rich Related articles Daily Must Reads, February 15, 2013 (pbs.org) Book Blogger Confessions: Blogging, Reading, Reviewing… (bookishtemptations.com)
Blogging for Fame and Fortune by Jason R. Rich
Just about everybody has a blog these days. They are so prolific that it can be difficult to stand out from the crowd. Yet this is exactly what you must do if you wish to make money from your blog…. Read More ›
My ever expanding wishlist
As of the date of this post, my wishlist is 2,628 books and it is constantly expanding. Every time I hear of a good book I might like to read, on to my wishlist it goes. Honestly, my wishlist is… Read More ›
My 28th Catch!
The other day, I released a heap of books at the Pilbeam Theatre. I was pleasantly surprised this evening when I checked my email. One of the books I released has already been caught! This is my first catch in… Read More ›
Don’t judge a book by its cover
“Don’t judge a book by its cover.” We are told this all the time. What it really means, of course, is “Get to know someone before you decide whether or not you like them.” Because, when it comes to books… Read More ›
My Story, My Tudor Queen, The Diary of Eva De Puebla, London 1501-1513 by Alison Prince
Synopsis: 4th November, 1501 I hardly like to make a mark on the beautiful, blank pages of this book, but I must. Mama gave it to me as a parting present so that I could write about this journey from… Read More ›
Rafferty's Rules is Closing Down 