Author: Alexander McCall SmithTitle: The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective AgencySeries: The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency Published: 1999 Publisher: Anchor Books Length: 256 pages Genre: Fiction/mystery Why I picked it up: Read A Guide to the Bird of East Africa; […]
Author: J.R.R. Tolkien Title: The Two Towers Published: November 1954 Publisher: Allen & Unwin (HarperCollins) Length: 439 pages (greatly varies; this is for a trade paperback edition) Genre: High fantasy Why I picked it up: Reading the trilogy Rating: 4 stars […]
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 […]
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 […]
Child of the Jungle by Sabine Kuegler Published: 1954 Genre: Autobiography Why I picked it up: Can’t remember, read about it somewhere and it sounded interesting Rating: 3 stars Challenges: TBR Double Dare My Thoughts: An easy breezy read, short chapters […]