Fifth Avenue, 5 A.M. by  Sam Wasson Published: 2010 Genre: Non-fiction Why I picked it up: Interested in Breakfast at Tiffany’s Rating: 3.5 stars My Thoughts: I read the book Breakfast at Tiffany’s almost a year ago and enjoyed it (click here for my thoughts) but astonishingly I have yet to see the movie. Some day soon, I hope! I’ve never really been interested in older films, but that Audrey […]

Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson Published: 1883 Genre: Adventure Why I picked it up: Fan of Muppet Treasure Island since I was little (Tim Curry!!), never read the book Rating: 3 stars Challenges: TBR Double Dare My Thoughts: Yes, somehow Muppet Treasure Island is one of my favourite movies. I used to watch it all the time as a kid, renting it at the movie store. When I saw […]

Schott’s Quintessential Miscellany by Ben Schott Published: 2011 Genre: Non-fiction/trivia Why I picked it up: Fan of the series Rating: 4 stars Challenges: TBR Double Dare My Thoughts: I first in love with Schott’s Miscellanies when my mom bought my Schott’s Food and Drink Miscellany. As soon as I found out there were other books in the series, I made it my mission to pick them up. I own: Schott’s […]

Hmm, my last four posts on books have all been ‘extra books’ posts…my weeks are busy now with kendo, classes and tutoring so I’ve been finishing up books on Saturday/Sunday, but I’m still writing as much as I would had I written this as a ‘full’ book post (and you’re probably wondering why I don’t just do that, it’s ‘cos I’m a sucker for things staying the same and orderly […]

The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro Published: May 1989 Genre: Literary fiction (historical/biographical) Why I picked it up: Loved Never Let Me Go; heard this is his other ‘big’ novel Rating: 4.5 stars Challenges: TBR Double Dare My Thoughts: I had no idea what this book was going to be about when I first picked it up. I only knew I liked the author and this book was […]