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 […]