Synopsis: A month by month reflection on one year of Hornby’s personal reading. Not a collection of book reviews, but a review of the reading process.
My Take: I knew I would love this book from the moment I opened Chapter One to see two columns containing separate lists for ‘Books Bought this month’ and for [...]
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“The Polysyllabic Spree”, Nick Hornby
July 15th, 2009 · No Comments · English, Non-Fiction, Reading Related
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50 Down…
July 7th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Admin, Reading Related
Well today marks Blogging The Bookshelf’s 50th post – I’m about 10% through and thoroughly enjoying it. While I’m still getting a disproportionate amount of traffic to my post on Confessions of a Mask (thanks to the unintended consequences of including the words ‘Gay’ ‘Japanese’ and ‘boy’ in the post), Blogging the Bookshelf is now [...]
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Borders Bargains?
June 22nd, 2009 · No Comments · Reading Related
Again, not strictly related to a book on my bookshelf, but interesting for Melbourne readers nonetheless. Andrew Norton comments on Borders’ practice of offering frequent discount coupons on any full priced book in store (an offer that I for one frequently take advantage of) and speculates as to the rationale behind the practice. Unfortunately, Norton [...]
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