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Please help, I’ve lost my way in the bookshop…

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My usual mode of book consumption is audiobooks, whilst driving, doing boring domestic things or walking. Generally whilst ignoring other people… Occasionally I want a real one to turn the pages on (even pretend e-reader pages would do). The other day I started browsing for inspiration. A long time ago, I hazily remember, this used […]

Night manoeuvres, book choices and shower of criticism, things l’ve learned lately.

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How to bring an edge of thrill and novelty to a perfectly ordinary walk. This one’s simple – just do it in the dark in the company of quite a lot of cub scouts. A wee variation on the usual Wednesday gathering made especially good because of the company. I also learned that it turns […]

The Dust That Falls From Dreams by Louis de Bernieres and other books to make you cry.

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A very long time ago, about two days before Boy One was born, I finished a book by Louis de Bernieres. It was called Captain Corelli’s Mandolin and it made me cry. Not just a slight dampness, but proper snotters and heaves. A pile of soggy tissues balanced on my belly bawling. Normally, I’m not […]

The sexiest men in books

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When you think of hot literary heroes, perhaps the first fellows to come to mind are the obvious ones – Mr Darcy, Rhett Butler or even Christian Grey if that’s your bag.    But you can keep Soggy Shirt, Don’t Give A Damn and Captain Cable Tie, I’ve just fallen for a new leading man […]

Right ho, it’s the slackers’ guide again.

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In the continued interests of avoiding actually writing anything of my own, I thought it was high time I bothered the internet with some of my thoughts on what other people wrote. One Hundred Years of Solitude, Gabriel Garcia Marquez Lovely language and fantastical ideas. The mythical town of Macondo is a means of telling […]