Tag: novel
October reading round up
Sometimes your reading all comes together in a theme and that’s what happened at the beginning of the month, with several books on the theme of place and belonging. Then it all got a bit random. Map Addict – Mike Parker I confess I bought this because a couple of years ago we went to… Continue reading October reading round up
September reading round up
I have a stack of non-fiction that really needs tackling. I buy non-fiction with good intentions and these books look interesting, about things I would like to learn of, and then I invariably choose something else to read. But this is silly so non-fiction autumn awaits. Or, at least, more non-fiction that I normally read.… Continue reading September reading round up
The rest of August reading round up
Following my glorious week’s holiday with seven books completed – you can read what I thought here – here’s what I read for the rest of the month. Mansfield Park – Jane Austen I haven’t read this for years. I read it in my first Austen phase, as an A level student, and remember it… Continue reading The rest of August reading round up
Holiday reads: this is how we should be
July reading round up
The 600+ page whopper I start this round up with seems to have dominated the month, both in terms of the length of time it took to read, the reminders from it in other books or reads I picked up to counter balance it. Caledonian Road – Andrew O’Hagan Last year I read an article… Continue reading July reading round up
June reading round up
I don’t think I’ve had such a busy month for a while – it’s all been school trips and and optician and dentists and exams and weekend trips where we indulged our inner nerds (at EM Con and then as Jane Austen cosplay, because we’re nothing if not versatile) and new initiatives at work and… Continue reading June reading round up
March reading round up
A month of lighter mornings and joy at spring flowers, coupled with an ongoing existential crisis at the state of *waves hand* well, most everything else. Thank goodness there are still books. A Life of One’s Own – Joanna Biggs I actually read this in February and forgot to mention it in last month’s roundup.… Continue reading March reading round up
February reading round up
It was nine days into February before I finished a book, which is rare, partly due to reading The Story of Art in chapters, but also flitting in a restless way between a number of things. Mostly non fiction, which I find mostly to be best read in small chunks and not as immersive as… Continue reading February reading round up
January reading round up
Used to be that a new year took a few days, weeks even, to get used to. 2025 feels like it’s been here for many moons, it wasn’t even strange to write it down. Of course, it feels like the most eventful start to a year we’ve had for some time and even the end… Continue reading January reading round up
Susan E Barsby 