As I buy all my books (and indeed pretty much everything else apart from food) from charity shops any review of the books I’m reading is unlikely to be characterised by theme or contemporaneity. However, the combination of being an exceptionally quick reader, a very brisk reviewer and not having much else to do with my time means that I should be able to provide quantity at least. (more…)
November 24, 2009
November 17, 2009
White Lines (Don’t Do It)
In honour of Alan Johnson’s decision to fire the government’s chief advisor on drugs policy for suggesting that the policy should be based on scientific evidence rather than tabloid headlines, here’s the world of pop discussing drugs. But will they make Alan happy with outright condemnation, or will they suggest that there are nuances and complexities and make Alan angry? (more…)
October 30, 2009
Book meme
“List fifteen books you’ve read that will always stick with you, for whatever reason. Make sure it’s the first fifteen you can recall in no more than 15 minutes.”
Tagged by Nerves Strengthened with Tea. I’m interested that my list contains much more non-fiction than either her list or adventures in bibliotherapy. Luckily, none of us is at all interested in speculating on the importance of gender in determining cultural significance.
The fact that I’m going to order my list (alphabetically) doubtless tells us nothing either.
(frankly I think that the directions given are incompatible, so I’m just going with part 1)
- Animal Farm – George Orwell
- A Season With Verona – Tim Parks
- Bad Science – Ben Goldacre
- Homicidal Psycho Jungle Cat – Bill Watterson
- How to be an Alien – George Mikes
- Middlemarch – George Eliot
- Pride and Prejudice – Jane Austen
- The God of Small Things – Arundhati Roy
- The Little Prince – Antoine de Saint-Exupery
- The First Casualty – Phillip Knightley
- The Plot Against America – Philip Roth
- The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers – Paul Kennedy
- The Silence of the Sea – Vercors
- The Summer Book – Tove Jansson
- Winnie the Pooh – A.A. Milne
October 28, 2009
Bodyworld
I know that this blog has been relatively serious since I restarted posting, so as a reward for sticking with it, here’s some music. The theme is body parts (though I restrained myself to only one “heart” reference to stop it being too easy)
Music posted on this thread is intended to create interest in the featured artist. Should copyright holders object to the use of material on this blog, please contact me and the links will be removed ASAP. (more…)
