panOh no, this really wasn't for me. I've read (and enjoyed) other Alan Garner novels but while I could see this novella has hidden depths I couldn't be bothered to unpick them. I wonder if I might have enjoyed it more as an audio book..... but I don't feel tempted to find out!! Really surprised it made the Booker shortlist; it felt like he was trying just that bit too hard to be clever. I know others have loved it but not for me. #JanuaryChallenge
pickRead these last week. I loved Sally Gardner's atmospheric writing in The Weather Woman, Malorie Blackman's candour about the difficulties she has faced, in her autobiography, and the gently compelling story of Crow Lake. I was less keen on Grinny, which hasn't aged well and I enjoyed We Were Wolves, loved the illustrations but it fits into quite a narrow niche in the YA market.
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#bellesbookishnewyear19 Day 25: Book and Candle.
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I picked up this little guy at an Antique Mall with my Grandma. It‘s an annotated guide to shorthand and it‘s just wonderful 🥰.
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Good Morning my bookish drakes! 🐉📚
•• #bellesbookishnewyear19 Day 21: Red book.
Ironically this red book is called White. 😂
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White is in the Circle Series by the fabulous Ted Dekker.
I soaked up this series within three days and it‘s sooooo good! .
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What book has hit you with irony lately?
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