Monthly Archives: January 2017

Thoughts: Collected Poems by Lee Harwood

Posted on 29 January 2017 by Dove

A buzz from my phone woke me in the middle of the night and Guardian alerts nowadays are like little Gandalfs foretelling disaster, but it was the news that the US trying to deport people based on kneejerk racism has … Continue reading →

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Thoughts: Lamentation by C.J. Sansom

Posted on 25 January 2017 by Dove

So, this technically wasn’t the next book on my list. The next book on my list was another volume of poetry, and this time a HUGE one. So I thought I’d treat myself to some lovely prose instead. I don’t … Continue reading →

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Thoughts: Miscellaneous Vonneguts

Posted on 15 January 2017 by Spuggy

Hey, Dove isn’t the only one who can do bookpinions! (Although she’s always more perceptive when it comes to books, to be fair, so hers are probably more interesting) A while ago I decided to set myself a reading challenge. … Continue reading →

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Thoughts: Collected Poems by PJ Kavanagh

Posted on 15 January 2017 by Dove

Every time I read poetry I say this, but I still feel the need to repeat it. Poetry is not really my medium, and I’m never sure if I’m reading it right. One at a time or one after the … Continue reading →

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Google Search Q&A 7

Posted on 13 January 2017 by Spuggy

It’s really thin pickings now. The only search results we still see are from what I imagine must be the really exotic search engines. Hello to all you Yahooers and Lycosers and Duck Duck Goers! But there’s one search that … Continue reading →

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First Terrible Poem of 2017

Posted on 13 January 2017 by Dove

I’m reading a book of poetry right now, and I guess I just couldn’t help myself.

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Thoughts: Learning to Drive, and other life stories, by Katha Pollitt

Posted on 12 January 2017 by Dove

I really wasn’t expecting this one to be anything special. I put it on the list because we got the film at Sneak sometime in 2015 (arghhh so behind) but I knew it was based on a short piece and … Continue reading →

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Thoughts: The China Coin by Allan Baillie

Posted on 8 January 2017 by Dove

You know how some books just stick in your head, even if you haven’t read them? The China Coin was one of those for me. I don’t know how old I was, but it was at one of our school’s … Continue reading →

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Thoughts: Little Big Man by Thomas Berger

Posted on 6 January 2017 by Dove

It’s that time of the year, with a fresh Christmas haul and before work starts again for the year, where if you’re not looking directly at me, I’m hibernating somewhere with a book. This one is going to be a … Continue reading →

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Thoughts: Poems and Songs by Leonard Cohen

Posted on 5 January 2017 by Dove

New year, new attempts to hit those old resolutions! Namely, to record my thoughts about the books I read. I tried throwing out my thoughts on Twitter, and while at first I quite enjoyed tearing 140-character pieces off my thoughts … Continue reading →

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