Category Archives: thoughtpinions

Thoughts: Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie

Posted on 25 February 2017 by Dove

This has been on my list for over a year, and I assume Karlie, who recommended it to me, despaired of my ever getting round to it, but slow and steady wins the race, am I right? Spoilertastic thoughts below.

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Thoughts: Kitty and the Silver Bullet by Carrie Vaughn

Posted on 22 February 2017 by Dove

Wow, I am still behind in these. Don’t worry though, because some time relatively soon I’m going to hit Ken Follett’s World Without End and then I’ll have plenty of time to catch up. I’ve seen that book. You could … Continue reading →

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Thoughts: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, by J.K. Rowling

Posted on 16 February 2017 by Dove

And now for something completely different! This was not on my list – I nicked it from my sister while we were in Amsterdam because I didn’t want to finish the book I was reading too quickly (failure, but oh … Continue reading →

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Thoughts: North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell

Posted on 13 February 2017 by Dove

Just settled back in at home after a lovely long weekend in Amsterdam with my mam and sister, and I’ve brought back a bit of a backlog with me… I forgot how lovely it is to just read, without always … Continue reading →

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Thoughts: Kitty Takes a Holiday by Carrie Vaughan

Posted on 4 February 2017 by Dove

Oh, you thought I only read fancy books? The Kitty Norville series by Carrie Vaughan first crossed my path last year, when Spuggy, best of husbands, bought me the second in the series (Kitty Goes to Washington) for Christmas, after … Continue reading →

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Thoughts: The Book of Longing, by Leonard Cohen

Posted on 1 February 2017 by Dove

And with this, poetry season is finally over. I find reading poetry as mentally tiring as reading in a foreign language, but I’m not sure if it’s just because I’m so comfortable reading English language prose that the difference jumps … Continue reading →

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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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