As a serial poly-reader, I’ve reached a critical level of too-many-bits-of-paper-in-too-many-books, and so this week have been tackling some of the books in the daunting-yet-comforting stack by my bed. Some of these books… Continue reading
After ebaying everything unloved and unworn in my wardrobe, we recently took a last minute trip to Kefalonia on the proceeds. Having little left to wear, my packing dilemmas were book, rather than… Continue reading
You know those trick birthday candles? Those totems of classic mirth, that no matter how much you blow, they pop into life again, and break children’s hearts when they interpret their inability to… Continue reading
I’m on the home straight with Anna Karenina, who is bizarrely still alive. Lëvin, who was also sure he was going to die, as he was done with life, is also still very… Continue reading
I am just over halfway through this book, and mercifully, Lëvin has (for the minute) stopped going on about farming methods. It was all well and good when he was actually having a… Continue reading
There is so much hype around The Master and Margarita that I’ve put off reading it for a while now. However, the opportunity to explore 1930s Russia with Mikhail Bulgakov as my guide was… Continue reading
I have decided this big ol’ doorstop will require four reviews, as I’m only a quarter of the way through, and I already have plenty to say. Firstly, picture the scene, 12:58pm, 2… Continue reading
To kick off the new year, I have started ‘Anna Karenina’. So far, all I’ve read of Tolstoy has been ‘War and Peace’, and seeing as this is also not a quick read,… Continue reading
Before writing this post I had the idea of choosing my top and bottom three reads of the year. When it came down to it, I only managed two duds, but struggled to… Continue reading
It seems to be the week for book purchasing here at HBH (although if we’re honest, that’s every week). However, I only bought one book as I also went to see ‘The Lady… Continue reading
