In many ways I am not an optimist. That would be because I have a strong streak of cynicism running from top to tail. Hand me a library card, however, and I could out-Pollyanna Pollyanna. It seems fairly traditional that I start off each new year with this re-invigorated spirit of reading, and this year is … Continue reading The eternal optimist
Yes, I love books. It was the one really big let down of last year. I began to loathe reading. The pressure of wringing out a review every couple of weeks throughout the year took its toll and by the end, I would happily have given away reading anything for a very long time. As … Continue reading Books and books and books
The first half of 2013 has whizzed on by and with it a goodly chunk of my reading year. I've been updating my 2013 Reading List page and have seen how few of my stated books I have touched. Then I realised how silly it had been of me to try to name the books … Continue reading Mid-2013 Reading Challenge Update
While I'm on a bookish roll... Right. Books don't roll. Unless it's a scroll. Well, one of the round types of scroll anyway. Without ties to stop the rolling action........ Where was I going with this again...? Oh, a bookish roll. Further to yesterday's blog post about another lovely reading list, which I am … Continue reading Challenges of one sort or another
I purchased this little Puffin Classic volume among a group of other classics for my children, and have just picked it up and re-read it. We start with the trusty pairing of Holmes and Watson in their rooms discussing the walking cane of one Dr Mortimer who had paid a visit to them the previous … Continue reading The Hound of the Baskervilles – Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
