An indie publisher and not a massively well known book to my knowledge. Calls for a read by the fire.
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An indie publisher and not a massively well known book to my knowledge. Calls for a read by the fire.
pickAudiobooks are my go to when I don't feel well. Just finished the 11th Bond book. Possibly the best one too. #audible #audiobook
pickA thought provoking little story, tinged with sadness but brimming with heart. This will make any dog lover cherish their pup even more. #Dog
Such a beautiful quote, in such a beautiful book.
4 books in already on my week off work. Bliss
For Bookshop Day, I decided to go to my local bookstore and buy a book I had never heard of, by an author I knew nothing about, without reading the blurb and with no clue on genre or style. This is what I bought. Fingers crossed!
pickI'm totally shocked to see this has quite a few negative reviews. I thought it was beautifully written, well paced and a wonderful short fable. Heartwarming in places, and heartbreaking in others. Loved it.
I'm struggling to read much at the moment. I have epilepsy, and when I have seizures it can make me sad, anxious, worried, tired, frustrated, confused, angry and irrational. I'm doing my best to recover, to be healthy and get back to being able to do the things I enjoy, but it isn't always easy. It's an ongoing struggle. When I do get back on track, I'll be reading this book next. #Epilepsy #Wellbeing #mentalhealth
The cover on this proof is back to front, but looking forward to reading this. It's out in a few days! #FrozenSea
Happy Independent Bookshop Week! #indie #booksaremybag #bookshop #independentbookshopweek
pickSome interesting pieces with enough potency to cause a reader to pause and take stock of their own pre and misconceptions about Africa.
pickI only read the extracts from 'The Problem that has No Name' - but what I read here was powerful and succinct. This is not an area I expected to be drawn to, and how wrong I was.
Only just about a quarter of the way through this. I've been reading short reads in and amongst. Anyone else read multiple books at a time?
Went book shopping last weekend. Left with a very wide variety!
pickAn inspiration for countless stories to follow, The Double is a psychological study through narrative that could only ever be Dostoyevsky.
pickDark Days indeed in three short pieces on race, prejudice and education. These are personal pieces by Baldwin who considers his own experience alongside well considered parallels drawn from other sources. These pieces were written in the 1960s and 1980s yet are still as relevant today as ever, sadly.
so-soA collection of short stories from the Brothers Grimm. It's weird reading these now as they are so well known as children's stories, but obviously presented here with an older and more grizzly take. I didn't mind this, a quick read that was filled with twisted nostalgia.
panA weird mix of unusual poetry and very short narrative. Sadly, not for me.
so-soMoments of isolation, loneliness and reflection pepper an otherwise unremarkable short story. I'm not sure this will stick with me for long.
Picked completely and utterly at random. Anyone read it? Thoughts?
pickFour very quick reads in a nice little book. Kunak by Galina Kuznetsova has an extra element of poignancy for me, its description of a drowning being so emotive. I had a good friend who drowned, and this felt singularly devastating for such a short read for me.
pickAn interesting look at Satre and Simone de Beauvoir. With an insight into some of Camus and Heidegger.
Sarah Bakewell makes some complex philosophy far more accessible.
Beauvoir is frequently referred to in glowing terms. Personally, I much prefer the writing of Camus, but it's interesting reading a different perspective.
Langston Hughes was an outstanding poet. His life story is just as interesting as the work he produced. I take inspiration from this poem, and it is one of only a small handful I can recite by heart. Don't forget, Thursday is #WorldPoetryDay - Many people who didn't like poetry in school find it was the way it was taught and not poetry that they disliked to begin with. ☺
Another poem ahead of #WorldPoetryDay - Brian Bilston is always the entertaining.
Another poem ahead of #WorldPoetryDay - this time by Ezra Pound. I like some of Pound's work, and imagist poetry is an interest of mine. Unsure how I feel about this one though 🤔
It's #WorldPoetryDay on Thursday. Here's a short poem. I might post a few more in the run up to the day too.
After a tricky few days at work, I switch to audiobooks. Relaxing, even when they are about creepy subject matter.
pickPoetry is the perfect words in the perfect order. Which I think makes this a short allegorical poetic prose piece.
Interesting in an allegorical and thematic sense and with enough story to keep interest over the (extremely) short story here. This is an interesting piece for someone to have written at such a young age. Dark, foreboding and intense.
A worthwhile read, which is heightened by virtue of knowledge of later events in the author's life.
pickI really enjoyed this book. It's not in anyway groundbreaking or particularly original. What this is though, is an ode to books. It's kind of a book about loving books really. How could you not like that?
so-soIt's rare a book gets the kind of coverage this received on release. And understandably so. How often do we get such shock moments of literary news as was brought about by this? The next time this happens might well be when Salinger's unpublished work is released in 2060.
It's a while since I actually read this book. It was fine. For me, this didn't destroy the legacy of Mockingbird, but nor did it ever approach the same level.
pickAn outstanding collection of short stories. Hardly a dull moment. A huge mix of styles and stories from moving to humorous and back again. Definitely recommend! 🙌
New book! How have I never even heard of this before? My ignorance never ceases to amaze me.
So glad I have this little guy to help guard my books while they wait for me to get around to reading them...
pickA genuine epic on revenge and humanity. Outstanding story telling that is still as accessible and enjoyably readable today as it always has been. This is a classic for a reason.
pickSuch a beautiful book. I can only echo Amy Tan here and say how original this book is. Some oddly dark humour and a lot to be learned from this.
Book recommendations for #HolocaustMemorialDay
It's #HolocaustMemorialDay today. I strongly recommend Night by Elie Wiesel, as well as The Choice by Edith Eger.
For a graphic novel Maus by Art Spiegelman.
There are so many powerful accounts of the holocaust, and it remains the biggest man made tragedy in history. One which should never be forgotten.
pickI read a lot of historical novels and historical nonfiction. And I have read an awful lot from this period in history. I am stunned at how much of this was new to me. Brilliantly researched and such a unique look at this period and the chemicals that helped influence it. Eye opener.
Everyone's asleep here, straining my eyes to read in near dark right now. Loving these little books though.
so-soI love the look of this little series from Faber. Not sure on the decision as to which short stories to include though. This was OK. A very quick read that never really moved beyond formulaic.
Good of this little guy to supervise me arranging books earlier.
