I read lots of books (and did too little running). I am rating the books on Goodreads, but have yet to get to adding reviews. Favourite Book of the Year Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein. Other Really Good Books Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys. The Ring of Sky by Chris Bradford. An [...]
“What Are You Reading Wednesday” meme from Book View Cafe What are you currently reading? Silent Spring by Rachel Carson. (I’ll pick a book to answer here over the pile of academic papers sitting on my desk.) What did you recently finish reading? Unwholly by Neal Shusterman. A good continuation from Unwind, though there was [...]
Somehow I managed to read 134 books in 2011. I guess this may be related to how little running I did, especially in the second half of the year. I signed up for a Goodreads account recently and I am putting ratings there at this time. (I may start adding reviews at some point.) Favourite [...]
So, it comes to that point in the year when I review my reading for the year. Over a hundred books read this year. I said last year that I did not expect to read as many in 2010 as I had in 2009 and then read more. So I’ll not predict higher or lower [...]
A couple of weeks ago I took Wednesday off work to go out orienteering. On getting to the train station I said hello to a friend who was waiting, with some of his family, for a steam train to go past. I nearly walked straight past them in my rush to catch my train. With [...]
So, it comes to that point in the year when I review my reading for the year. Over a hundred books read this year! I expect that I will not manage as many next year. Non-fiction Books of the Year In a category with very few entries it is a tie between Six Degrees: Our [...]
A good amount of reading this year – 83 books read! The best ones, in no particular order, were: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak Airman by Eoin Colfer A Quiet Belief in Angels by R.J. Ellory Lucas by Kevin Brooks
Terry Pratchett is one of the best selling UK authors. During my teenage years his books were some of the few I read. Recently he announced that he is suffering from Alzheimer’s. Recently he pledged $1 million to the Alzheimer’s Research Trust. In response to this pledge a group of fans have created the site [...]
As the year draws to an end I looked through the lists of books read and orienteering event attended this year. While looking through the lists thoughts turned to favourites. Books Mad Dogs by Robert Muchamore – the latest book from a very good teenage spy series. The Financial Times Guide to Investing by Glen [...]
