The first thing I noticed when I started reading this book was the dialogues weren’t written with quotations marks (“..”). So you had to work out who was speaking at the time. But you catch on. I did. And if I could, anyone could. I also like how the author (Sarah Hall) writes – she…
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Reading Project 2016 – The Girl on the Train #3
Finally! My book order from the library has arrived. And since I only had 3 weeks to read this book (I am sure it is still quite popular and I wouldn’t be able to renew it) I quickly started to read it, with the aim of finishing it within the 3 week loan period. Well…
Reading Project 2016 – Engleby #2
Engleby by Sebastian Faulks was excruciatingly painful to read (ie. boring) but I finished it to the end. Don’t ask me why. I guess I wanted to know if my hunches about the main character was true. And I was! Ok so basically, without giving much of the story away, as the title suggest this…
Reading Project 2016 – The Stranger #1
Happy New Year to you all! I’m continuing on with my reading project this year. I did well last year reading a total of 12 books (12!). My first review for 2016 is supposedly a classic called The Stranger by Albert Camus. I read the translated English version (since I can’t read French). Marky Mark…
Reading Project 2015 – The Treasure Box & How To Live Forever #12
As this is my last write up for this year’s reading project, I am going to do two (very short but powerful and beautifully illustrated) children’s books. I was surprised (and glad) to see The Treasure Box by Margaret Wild & Freya Blackwood and How To Live Forever by Colin Thompson sitting side by side…
SMARTY SQUID 