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The Discomfort Zone: A Personal History – Jonathan Franzen (2006)

Can there be any bigger ‘discomfort zone’ than growing up?
I picked this book up on a whim a few days ago. I hadn’t managed to get into the book I was reading at the time and was looking for something completely different. That day I had also rearranged a couple of bookshelves in a fit [...]

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March 3, 2010 by Kirsty in auto/biography, review
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The Centre of the Bed: An Autobiography – Joan Bakewell (2003)

Apologies for the lack of posts. I have been super-busy both at work and home over the last few days, and I’ve barely had a moment to myself. What I can tell you is that I am absolutely adoring Someone at a Distance by Dorothy Whipple, so big thanks to Dovegrey Reader for the recommendation.
Over [...]

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December 2, 2009 by Kirsty in auto/biography, women's history
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PostSecret: Confessions on Life, Death, and God

In the midst of my reading block, there was one book which I read from cover to cover in one evening. Mind you, PostSecret: Confessions on Life, Death, and God by Frank Warren is as much a book to enjoy visually than to “read” as such.
Je t’ai quitté parce qu’elle habite 1km plus près que [...]

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November 17, 2009 by Kirsty in auto/biography, blogs, review
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Howard’s End is on the Landing – Susan Hill (2009)

The blogosphere has been a-buzz with chatter about Howard’s End is on the Landing. This is Susan Hill’s year of reading from home, taking in no new books except those which she is to review for papers; that’s part of her job so is understandably exempt from the project. I first heard about the book [...]

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October 26, 2009 by Kirsty in auto/biography, blogs, literature, review
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The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher – Kate Summerscale (2008)

We have, it would appear, always been fascinated with the darker side of human nature. Whether it be the many people who, up until the late 19th century, took daytrips to lunatic asylums to gawk at the patients, or the fact that I worked in bookshops for four years and True Crime was the biggest-selling [...]

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January 6, 2009 by Kirsty in history, review, victorian history
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Kirsty’s Books of 2008

You’ve read all the Christmas Books sections of the newspapers. You’ve listened to the radio round-ups. But when it comes down to it, what you really want to know is…
What books did Kirsty love this year?
Perfectly understandable of you all, of course. Without further ado, then, here are my ten favourite books read in 2008 [...]

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December 19, 2008 by Kirsty in fiction, personal, victorian history, victorian literature
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Christmas Week Reading

With three separate university-related projects going on at the moment, I’ve had no time throughout December to read for pure, unadulterated pleasure. That’s not to say that I’ve not enjoyed the essay reading, because I’ve enjoyed it very much for the most part. BUT I’ve promised myself that other than some re-drafting of my term [...]

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December 18, 2008 by Kirsty in fiction, history, literature, victorian history
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