Review of 'Stuff That Sucks' by Ben Sedley
If you’re a fully functioning adult who wants a little help dealing with life, I’m not sure that this book will help. However, if you’re...
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Jan 26, 20213 min read
Review of Bobby 'Blue' Bland by Cormac
Bobby 'Blue' Bland 27.1.1930 - 23.6.2013 By 13 year old Cormac... On the date of 27.01.1930, in Millington, Tennessee, 'Bobby Bland' -...
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Review of 'Embraced by the Light' by Betty Eadie
I read this many years ago and have just recently discovered the notes I made at the time. I was obviously going through a phase of my...
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A Few Old Book Reviews
Recently I was going through some old note books and discovered a few comments on books I’d read perhaps 20 years ago! First, ‘Last...
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Review of 'The Mind Gym: Give Me Time'
'The Mind Gym: Give me Time' is one in a series of books which includes other titles such as 'Achieve More By Thinking Differently' and...
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Review of 'The Book of Summers' by Emylia Hall
I selected this book for a number of reasons. My ex father in law was Hungarian, and I always enjoyed his tales of the old country… I’ve...
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Review of 'The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared'
“The Hundred-Yead-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared” by Jonas Jonasson is a self-proclaimed “international...
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Review of 'Book of Longing' by Leonard Cohen
This attractive book of Leonard Cohen’s poetry, prose-poems and artwork, was taken from content that first appeared on...
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Who Remembers Holly Hobbie?
Who remembers Holly Hobbie? Many little girls in the 1970s shared their playtime with this demure, bonneted character who was completely...
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Review of 'Tom's Midnight Garden'
‘Tom’s Midnight Garden’ by A Philippa Pearce was on the list of my favourite childhood books. This list also included Rumer Godden’s...
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Review of 'The Danish Girl'
I selected this novel from our reading group list because I’ve always been drawn to art and artists, and have watched so many films in...
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Review of 'Spare Rib'
I chose to look at a copy of Spare Rib from September 1978. Wikipedia describes Spare Rib as a "second-wave feminist magazine in the...
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Review of 'The Reginald Perrin Omnibus'
Having devoured The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin on screen, I was well acquainted with its storylines and characters, yet was...
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Review of 'White Horse' by Alex Adams
There was a lot about White Horse I really enjoyed. I loved how the unbelievable fantasy type elements of the abominations (two hearts,...
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Review of 'You Came Back' by Christopher Coake
The plot of “You Came Back” is relatively straightforward. Mark and Chloe were married parents to their young son, Brendan. Tragically,...
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thoughts: three items to rescue from a blaze
In a domestic emergency, it goes without saying that humans and other living creatures are first priority for rescue. Following their...
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Review of 'Mrs Dalloway's Party' by Virginia Woolf
I have never been a huge Virginia Woolf fan. I'm easily made impatient by the rambling, the fake effusiveness and the introspection and...
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