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Tag: Off the Shelf 2012

The eternal optimist

11 January 201411 April 2021 ~ Ms Oh Waily ~ Leave a comment

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

Books and books and books

9 January 201411 April 2021 ~ Ms Oh Waily ~ 1 Comment

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

Mid-2013 Reading Challenge Update

6 July 201311 April 2021 ~ Ms Oh Waily ~ Leave a comment

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

Challenges of one sort or another

7 November 201211 April 2021 ~ Ms Oh Waily ~ 2 Comments

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

The Hound of the Baskervilles – Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

2 July 201211 April 2021 ~ Ms Oh Waily ~ Leave a comment

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

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