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Samuel Szajkowski, a 27 year old history teacher, one day during a hot summer walks into assembly and shoots three pupils and a teacher before killing himself. It is DI Lucia May’s task to investigate the shooting and interview witnesses before filing the official report. On the surface it is an open and shut case, but [...]
I’m a few days behind on this, but I’ve just seen the latest Weekly Geeks question, and it really made me think.
Tell your readers what is it about “an” author that you are most passionate about, that have you coming back for more from them, following their every blog post – literally blackmailing people to [...]
Hello, good evening, and welcome to the third meeting of the Not the TV Book Group! Following the impeccable example of Lynne and Simon before me, I have been baking, tidying, and brewing more tea than you can possibly imagine in preparation for my virgin voyage into the world of the internet book group.
We’ve already [...]
March 7, 2010 in fiction, not the tv book group, review
Tagged fiction, not the tv book group, susan sellers, vanessa and virginia, vanessa bell, virginia woolf
Tagged fiction, not the tv book group, susan sellers, vanessa and virginia, vanessa bell, virginia woolf
Like Philippe Claudel’s Brodeck’s Report, I would never have chosen this book were it not for the Not the TV Book Group. Unlike the Claudel, though, I wasn’t bowled over by The Girl with the Glass Feet by Ali Shaw.
That’s not to say that I thought it was a bad book. On the contrary, Shaw’s [...]
March 1, 2010 in fiction, not the tv book group, review
Tagged ali shaw, fiction, magical realism, not the tv book group, the girl with the glass feet
Tagged ali shaw, fiction, magical realism, not the tv book group, the girl with the glass feet
It’s funny, I was reading Simon’s post the other day about that pile of books that nags you out of the corner of your eye, and I can totally relate to it. I have four books on the go at the moment, and I’m seemingly having difficulty finishing any of them. Not because I’m not [...]
February 18, 2010 in fiction, not the tv book group, personal
Tagged classical mythology, fiction, reading, weddings
Tagged classical mythology, fiction, reading, weddings
See? This is why I’m delighted to be part of a book group. If Dovegrey Reader hadn’t suggested Philippe Claudel’s Brodeck’s Report for the Not the TV Book Group, then it would have passed me by completely. I had barely heard of it, let alone actually considered reading it, and if I’m perfectly frank I [...]
February 16, 2010 in fiction, not the tv book group, review
Tagged books, brodeck's report, fiction, french, not the tv book group, philippe claudel, war
Tagged books, brodeck's report, fiction, french, not the tv book group, philippe claudel, war
I’ve been introduced to Weekly Geeks via Gaskella’s blog this morning. I’m always up for new blogging ideas, and since I’m still wrung out from yesterday’s wonderfully successful Not the TV Book Club meeting (don’t forget you can still add your thoughts on Brodeck’s Report at any time) it seemed like a good morning to [...]
February 8, 2010 in fiction, memes, publishing, weekly geeks
Tagged fiction, michel faber, the crimson petal and the white, weekly geeks
Tagged fiction, michel faber, the crimson petal and the white, weekly geeks
Doris Lessing is another one of those authors who I have been meaning to read a lot more by but haven’t quite got around to it. However, a couple of weeks ago I was recommended The Fifth Child by Academic Friend, who generally has impeccable taste. One second-hand copy later, I can confirm that Academic [...]
February 4, 2010 in fiction, review
Tagged doris lessing, fiction, gothic, horror, motherhood, the fifth child
Tagged doris lessing, fiction, gothic, horror, motherhood, the fifth child
I mentioned the other day that it was a coincidence that just when I’d started reading Muriel Spark’s 1961 classic The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, I saw an article about inspirational teachers. Well, doesn’t that just go to show that I had no idea what the novel was really about, and no, I’ve never [...]
January 25, 2010 in education, fiction, review
Tagged fiction, muriel spark, scottish fiction, the prime of miss jean brodie
Tagged fiction, muriel spark, scottish fiction, the prime of miss jean brodie
So, as I said in my post this morning introducing the Not the TV Book Group, each of the four of us chose four books, which were then whittled down to two each this afternoon. We each told you we’d be back later today with the list of books, and now I can – along with my [...]
January 24, 2010 in blogs, fiction, not the tv book group
Tagged blogs, fiction, not the tv book group
Tagged blogs, fiction, not the tv book group
Not the TV Book Group
Sun 07 Feb: Brodeck's Report - Philippe Claudel
Sun 21 Feb: The Girl with the Glass Feet - Ali Shaw
Sun 07 Mar: Vanessa and Virginia - Susan Sellers
Sun 21 Mar: The Illusionist - Jennifer Johnston
Sun 11 Apr: Skin Lane - Neil Bartlett
Sun 25 Apr: The Boys in the Trees - Mary Swan
Sun 09 May: A Short Gentleman - Jon Canter
Sun 23 May: Fledgling - Octavia E. ButlerReading Challenge
The Equality Illusion - Kat Banyard
The Women's Room - Marilyn French
Letters from a Fainthearted Feminist - Jill Tweedie
Ideala - Sarah Grand
Singled Out - Virginia Nicholson
Bluestockings: The Remarkable Story of the First Women to Fight for an Education - Jane Robinson
Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit - Jeanette Winterson
The Color Purple - Alice Walker-
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