Monthly Archives: December 2017

Thoughts: The Taliban Shuffle, by Kim Barker

Posted on 31 December 2017 by Dove

The Taliban Shuffle, by Kim Barker, is in some ways the anti-13 Hours (at least in my very limited non-fiction reading experience). Where 13 Hours had such a narrow focus as to be almost useless to a reader who wants … Continue reading →

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Thoughts: Hotel du Lac, by Anita Brookner

Posted on 22 December 2017 by Dove

This is not the first Booker Prizewinner I’ve read, but I haven’t read that many so it still gets a mention. It is the first book I’ve read where the author had to apologise for its winning a prize though! … Continue reading →

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Thoughts: Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging, by Louise Rennison

Posted on 21 December 2017 by Dove

I don’t always put children’s books on my list, but I must confess, I stalk the Goodreads of all of my friends and I have a friend or two who received these books very kindly so I put it on … Continue reading →

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Thoughts: 13 Hours: The Inside Account of What Really Happened in Benghazi, by Mitchell Zuckoff

Posted on 20 December 2017 by Dove

Oh boy, so upfront, this is another one that really wasn’t for me, and it wasn’t for me right from the start. Lionisation of US foreign policy is not the way to win my heart and mind. This one resulted … Continue reading →

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Thoughts: The Old Man and The Sea, by Ernest Hemingway

Posted on 18 December 2017 by Dove

This was my first ever Hemingway, and I was a bit nervous about it because Hemingway as a writer comes with so much baggage – he’s one of The Greats, he was a terrible person by all* accounts, fans call … Continue reading →

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Thoughts: Short Story Round-Up!

Posted on 17 December 2017 by Dove

In late October I read a load of short stories in a short timeframe, so I’m going to do a quick round-up here. I’ll be doing a similar graphic novel round-up soon too, because I’ve been riding that train these … Continue reading →

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Thoughts: Cat Person, by Kristen Roupenian

Posted on 16 December 2017 by Dove

Okay, so firstly, hello, it has been a while. I had a very productive NaNo, and I’m still powering on through to get to a (very close!) breathing space, at which point I’ll put it down and relax for the … Continue reading →

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The perfect symmetry of Steamed Hams

Posted on 12 December 2017 by Spuggy

If you want to see The Simpsons at its best, you could do worse than “Twenty-Two Short Films About Springfield”. This episode peels away from the Simpson family to show short vignettes from the lives of the series’ many side … Continue reading →

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