books

January 2020 reads
Tales from Outer Suburbia Written by: Shaun Tan Format: Graphic short stories, Hardback I just love Shaun Tan books. Here we have more beautifully illustrated short stories with a touch of the surreal and abstract. I loved the story about...
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My favourite books of 2019
2018 I got lazy last year and didn’t do an end of year post even though I read (or listened to) lots of amazing books, so here's a very quick overview: The Mindbody Prescription and The Great Pain Deception were...
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30 best Audiobooks out of 200
I recently listened to my 200th audiobook. I still read at every opportunity; I’ve read myself to sleep every night since I learned how to read. But when I am cleaning, tidying, ironing, gardening, walking etc, I listen to audiobooks....
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The Essex Serpent
Happy International  Woman's day - here's a great book featuring a strong independent woman. It's unfortunate that such women still need to be labelled so.  Strong independent men are just called: men. Like a lot of great novels, The Essex...
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Lisa McInerney – The Blood Miracles
This is my second time starting a Lisa McInerney novel with great excitement. I have to admit I had mixed feelings when I realised The Blood Miracles was a sequel. I'm not a big fan of series books, not sure...
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Ali Land – Good Me, Bad me
A lot of people have been talking about this book lately. It has a memorable cover, which keeps popping up in my various timelines. When I heard the basic premise: a young girl is taken into care after going to...
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Cecilia Ahern – Lyrebird
Popular Romantic Fiction really isn’t my thing. But this was one of the options in my online book club, and I thought I’d give Cecilia Ahern the benefit of the doubt. It can be refreshing to read a genre you wouldn’t normally...
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My top 10 books of 2016
  10. Tender - McKeon, Belinda Kindle edition Heady college days. Two friends, Catherine and James. James is vibrant and energetic. Catherine is whiney and clingy. These characters border very close to being very irritating but McKeon, a master in exploring...
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23 Quick book reviews from the first half of 2016
I'm getting lazier and lazier with book reviews these days and find it easier to do a  bunch together. Here's a quick review of 23 books. Lucia - Hixon, Andy One of the first books in my ongoing collection of non-superhero...
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A year in books 2015
That was a great year for books. I've just finished my Goodreads challenge of reading 50 books in 2015. First time doing a challenge. It kept me on my toes. And I got to read a lot of amazing books: 20 Female...
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