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 […]
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 relaying little stories – I haven’t read a book like this in awhile so it was refreshing. The author notes that she had never considered writing a book about her […]
The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien Published: 1954 Genre: Fantasy Why I picked it up: Interest in Tolkien’s work, never made it through the whole book/trilogy Rating: 4 stars Challenges: TBR Double Dare My Thoughts: Leaving Bag End and Hobbiton was a very sad process for me. See this post for why ‘that feeling’ always gets me. One of the things that threw me off was the very drawn […]
*The following information refers only to the first edition.* Author: Douglas A. AndersenTitle: The Annotated HobbitPublished: 1988 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Genre: Fantasy Why I picked it up: The Hobbit is one of my favourite books; working my way through different editionsRating: The Hobbit – 5 stars, annotations – 3.5 starsChallenges: TBR Double Dare Buy: IndieBound | Chapters | Check your local bookstore! [Links to the second edition] I had the updated, totally redesigned second edition on hold at the library but I […]