This is a World Book Night book 2013
I read this April 2013
This is the first graphic novel produced for World Book Night...
A Classic Judge Dredd. I haven't read any before, but loved the style and the graphics are superb...
8/10
Helen
Have you read this? did you get given an World Book Night Book? please let me know what you thought of WBN... either comment on my WBN blog myworldbooknight.blogspot.com or email me on blog@feathersonline.co.uk
H
Saturday 27 April 2013
Sunday 21 April 2013
Dear Lupin by Roger and Charlie Mortimer (Audio book)
I listened to this April 2013
This was put up as a read for the Waterstones Book Club, but lost out to Skios
A series of letters written to his son by Roger Mortimer.
Set over 25 years showing the trails ans tribulations of a family...
I quite liked this
8/10
Helen
This was put up as a read for the Waterstones Book Club, but lost out to Skios
A series of letters written to his son by Roger Mortimer.
Set over 25 years showing the trails ans tribulations of a family...
I quite liked this
8/10
Helen
Girl, Missing by Sophie McKenzie
I read this April 2013
This is a teen book about a 14 year old girl who is adopted and her parents won't tell her until she's older the circumastances about her adoption.
She sets off via the internet to find out what she can. The trail leads her to missing child website, child abuction and trafficing...
A very quick enjyable read with a strong plot line...
7/10
Helen
This is a teen book about a 14 year old girl who is adopted and her parents won't tell her until she's older the circumastances about her adoption.
She sets off via the internet to find out what she can. The trail leads her to missing child website, child abuction and trafficing...
A very quick enjyable read with a strong plot line...
7/10
Helen
Saturday 20 April 2013
A Possible Life by Sebastian Faulks
I read this April 2013
This was another form my 'Guilty Shelf' I've had this since last year.
Well I usually admire SF but can't understand how this one got through!
5 stories and not one of them memoriable or worth me taking tme to read...
3/10
Helen
Anyone out there actually like this one???
This was another form my 'Guilty Shelf' I've had this since last year.
Well I usually admire SF but can't understand how this one got through!
5 stories and not one of them memoriable or worth me taking tme to read...
3/10
Helen
Anyone out there actually like this one???
Skios By Michael Frayn (Audio Book)
I listened to this April 2013
It is the Waterstones Arc, Bury St Edmunds book for July.
As I am very busy I decided to get it from the libarry as an audio book
Michael Frayn is known for his farces and this is one. I'm not really a 'British farce' fan much. I think I made the right decision getting this as an audio book - Martin Jarvis is a superb reader and this farce was brought to life by him.
I think it was over long and got boring in parts. I didn't gel with any of the characters.
Overall OK but it dd not 'fire my imagination'.
4/10
Helen
It is the Waterstones Arc, Bury St Edmunds book for July.
As I am very busy I decided to get it from the libarry as an audio book
Michael Frayn is known for his farces and this is one. I'm not really a 'British farce' fan much. I think I made the right decision getting this as an audio book - Martin Jarvis is a superb reader and this farce was brought to life by him.
I think it was over long and got boring in parts. I didn't gel with any of the characters.
Overall OK but it dd not 'fire my imagination'.
4/10
Helen
Sunday 14 April 2013
A Week In December by Sebastian Faulks
I read this April 2013
One down off the 'Guilty Shelf'
The plot, as the title implies, centres round 7 days in December just as the financial crisis hits... the lives of the various characters are examined in detail and the interactions between the lives. One of the characters is a hedge fund manager and the sections with his life in go some way to help to explain what had been going on, making money out of money and how the crash was engineered. It makes a mockery of the 'we're all in this together' rubbish we get fed ... don't you believe it! I never have, even before reading this book and even less now....
As with all SF novels I found some it it a bit less than interesting to read, but mostly I enjoyed it and learnt some things so that's always worthwhile...
7/10
Have you read it? What did you think of it?
One down off the 'Guilty Shelf'
The plot, as the title implies, centres round 7 days in December just as the financial crisis hits... the lives of the various characters are examined in detail and the interactions between the lives. One of the characters is a hedge fund manager and the sections with his life in go some way to help to explain what had been going on, making money out of money and how the crash was engineered. It makes a mockery of the 'we're all in this together' rubbish we get fed ... don't you believe it! I never have, even before reading this book and even less now....
As with all SF novels I found some it it a bit less than interesting to read, but mostly I enjoyed it and learnt some things so that's always worthwhile...
7/10
Have you read it? What did you think of it?
Friday 12 April 2013
The Life and Works of William Morris by Eleanor Van Zandt
I read this April 2013
More about William Morris works than his life, a slim book, beautiful photos and lots of information on Morris & Co patterns, wallpapers and fabrics.
A a fan of the P re-raphaelites and Arts & Crafts I enjoyed looking through this book. A good book to add to my collection
8/10
More about William Morris works than his life, a slim book, beautiful photos and lots of information on Morris & Co patterns, wallpapers and fabrics.
A a fan of the P re-raphaelites and Arts & Crafts I enjoyed looking through this book. A good book to add to my collection
8/10
Rude Britain by Rob Bailey and Ed Hurst
I 'read' this book April 2013
I picked this up in a charity shop.
100 rude place names in the UK
A light hearted read - amazing to see how many are in East Anglia...
6/10
I picked this up in a charity shop.
100 rude place names in the UK
A light hearted read - amazing to see how many are in East Anglia...
6/10
Friday 5 April 2013
The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
I read this April 2013
I am giving copies of this book away on World Book Night - Tuesday 23 April 2013 at Waterstones, Buttermarket Bury St Edmunds 6 - 7pm.....
I had previously read Shades of Grey by Jasper Fforde and really enjoyed it.
This is described as a silly book for smart people - don't know if I'm smart but I love this sort of cleverly written book.
It is set in an alternative 1985 where special ops agent Thursday Next is involved in finding out who is stealing original manuscripts of famous books and changing the plots...Thursday gets involved with Jane and Rochester when she is transported into the plot
I loved this book and I am going to really enjoy giving copies away
10/10
Helen
I am giving copies of this book away on World Book Night - Tuesday 23 April 2013 at Waterstones, Buttermarket Bury St Edmunds 6 - 7pm.....
I had previously read Shades of Grey by Jasper Fforde and really enjoyed it.
This is described as a silly book for smart people - don't know if I'm smart but I love this sort of cleverly written book.
It is set in an alternative 1985 where special ops agent Thursday Next is involved in finding out who is stealing original manuscripts of famous books and changing the plots...Thursday gets involved with Jane and Rochester when she is transported into the plot
I loved this book and I am going to really enjoy giving copies away
10/10
Helen
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