17 Feb 2010
By burtybookworm
In Creative
I am a bookworm. It’s a name I’ve had (amongst many!!) since school as I forever had my nose stuck in a book. I haven’t changed much since then, although I don’t read as much as I used to. I do love the power of words and the escapism that it provides and I’m forever asking people/reading reviews and generally seeking out the next book which will take me away from my little life for five minutes or so. So Its only right that I contribute my thoughts and hope that some of you may agree with my choices or find my choices interesting enough to add to your own book lists to read.
In no particular order :
I have to start with my favourite author of all time, this is a classic that some of you may have read during you English classes at school/college/University. I was introduced to it by my lecturer at University who has written articles and critiques on Atwood’s work and was also a big fan. At the time I was stumped for a dissertation choice and she suggested I read a few Atwood and see if I liked – I loved! This one has to be my favourite.
This is a story of life in America when a group of Religious extremists take over the government.
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17 Dec 2009
By collingwood21
In Creative
I have always been a big, if not a fast, reader if that isn’t a contradiction in terms. Books play an important role in my life, and not just because I was a student for a full 7.5 years (and therefore theoretically read them from time to time), but also because they are also a hobby. My mum was a librarian for most of her working life, so I grew up with books around me all the time; not only is my parent’s house permanently overflowing with books, but also there are always two large of library offerings (one to be read and one to go back). My own place is scarily similar – between me and the Other Half, three large and two small bookcases have been filled beyond capacity, and there are various piles and deposits of books dotted around the place. And guess what I did during my fundraising gap year before starting my MA?
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15 Dec 2009
By Mary Bor
In Creative
Let me introduce a keen traveler and a very curious book fan Mary Bor through her five favourite books. I hope you’ll find interest in all of them…
An autobiographical work that tells the story of one Ottoman family from the turn of the twentieth century through the First World War and the establishment of Turkey as a republic. The book was recommended to me by an assistant in a bookshop in Istanbul as I embarked on a three month trip around the Black Sea. When I got home I found a scrap of paper with the name of the book and the author and ordered it. It’s a charming story, beautifully told, that excels in recounting the trials and tribulations of a well to do family at a great time of upheaval.
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