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The TV Book Club is back, and so is the Not the TV Book Group. Well, ish. Over 16 weeks earlier this year, our little band of four (myself along with Lynne of Dovegrey Reader Scribbles, Simon of Savidge Reads, and Kim of Reading Matters) read and dissected eight quite different books with the help [...]
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July 4, 2010 in blogs, book thoughts, not the tv book group Tagged hillary jordan, last secret of the temple, loudest sound and nothing, marion halligan, not the tv book group, peyton place, rachel ray, the great western beach, tortilla curtain
My friends will testify to the level of loathing I possess for the Twilight (Twiglet) series. I attempted the first book once, mainly just to see what the fuss was all about, and found the writing to be so brain-meltingly awful that I was overcome by an insatiable desire to stick pins in my eyes. [...]
June 3, 2010 in book thoughts, fiction, not the tv book group
Tagged fledgling, not the tv book group, octavia e butler, twilight, vampires
Tagged fledgling, not the tv book group, octavia e butler, twilight, vampires
Three cheers for Brodeck’s Report by Phillipe Claudel, which has won the Independent Foreign Fiction Award! A worthy winner, in my opinion, and I’m ever thankful to the Not the TV Book Group for prompting me to read it. As you may remember, it was the subject of our first discussion all those weeks ago. [...]
May 14, 2010 in book news, fiction, not the tv book group, prizes
Tagged brodeck's report, fiction, independent foreign fiction award, not the tv book group, phillipe claudel, translation
Tagged brodeck's report, fiction, independent foreign fiction award, not the tv book group, phillipe claudel, translation
Just a short post today to say thanks to everyone who contributed to the NTTVBG discussion on A Short Gentleman by Jon Canter. Good fun was had by all, I think. The next discussion is our last one (sob!), and will be over at kimbofo’s Reading Matters. The book in question is Fledgling by Octavia [...]
May 10, 2010 in blogs, book thoughts, not the tv book group
Tagged blogging, fiction, not the tv book group, orange prize, waterstone's
Tagged blogging, fiction, not the tv book group, orange prize, waterstone's
Welcome once again to Other Stories and the Not the TV Book Group. Since you’ve already been to Jericho when you stopped by for the discussion about Vanessa and Virginia, I thought that today I would show you my old stomping ground: Glasgow.
This photo looks up Byres Road in the West End. While I actually [...]
May 9, 2010 in book thoughts, fiction, not the tv book group
Tagged a short gentleman, fiction, jon canter, not the tv book group
Tagged a short gentleman, fiction, jon canter, not the tv book group
The dust is beginning to settle, I’m beginning to get my reading mojo back, and that means I can begin to get back to some sort of regular blogging. Phew, it’s been an odd few weeks. So, where are we?
First up, bloody hell, I’m 8th in Wikio’s Top Culture Blogs! Now, this definitely isn’t an [...]
May 6, 2010 in blogs, book acquisitions, feminism, fiction, not the tv book group, politics, prizes, reading the orange prize
Tagged books, election, fawcett society, feminism, not the tv book group, orange prize, politics, wikio
Tagged books, election, fawcett society, feminism, not the tv book group, orange prize, politics, wikio
We’re onto the sixth book in the Not the TV Book Group! Join us as we discuss The Boys in the Trees by Mary Swan over at dovegrey reader scribbles. So far the consensus is that many of us were unconvinced…
April 25, 2010 in blogs, fiction, not the tv book group
Tagged canadian, fiction, mary swan, not the tv book group, the boys in the trees
Tagged canadian, fiction, mary swan, not the tv book group, the boys in the trees
Lots and lots of thanks go to kimbofo for choosing The Illusionist by Jennifer Johnston as one of our Not the TV Book Group books. Despite the fact that Johnston seems to be a reasonably prolific author, I hadn’t come across her before. I shall certainly be keeping an eye out for her books from [...]
March 31, 2010 in book thoughts, fiction, not the tv book group
Tagged fiction, irish, jennifer johnston, not the tv book group, the illusionist
Tagged fiction, irish, jennifer johnston, not the tv book group, the illusionist
A round up of things bouncing around my head.
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I am absorbed in Wolf Hall. I’m about a third of the way through it, and all I really want to be doing is reading it, curled up on the sofa in front of the fire. There is always something nerve-racking about reading [...]
March 22, 2010 in blogs, book news, cats, fiction, not the tv book group, personal, prizes, reading the orange prize
Tagged books, cats, not the tv book group, reading the orange prize
Tagged books, cats, not the tv book group, reading the orange prize
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