It’s been ages since I managed to do a 6 Degrees post. Somehow the dates pass me by each month before I get chance to get my head around it. But I always enjoy writing them on the rare occasions I do, because you never know where your chain will take you or what you will learn in the process.…
Well, I never thought that Harry Styles would have any influence on my life whatsoever. But I picked this book up in a library sale entirely because of his (somewhat irritating) song. I have no idea whether Harry has actually read the book, but it was apparently lying around whilst he was writing the song and he liked the title.…
Remember when you were a kid, and you had your favourite pudding EVER? The one your mum only made once in a blue moon? And it was so delicious you just couldn’t stop yourself eating it, but at the same time you really wanted to make it last as long as possible? Well, The Vet’s Daughter IS that pudding. Right from…
Black Narcissus (1947) may seem like a strange choice for my third Film First post. I wouldn’t call it a favourite film. That suggests one that I’ve seen hundreds of times and know it off by heart. In fact, before writing this post, I’d only seen it twice. But it has always sort of haunted me. I first saw it…
Time for 6 Degrees of Separation August! These months are flying by far too fast for my liking. In case you don’t know, 6 Degrees is a meme hosted by Books Are My Favourite and Best – you can check out how it all works here. This month we are starting with The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth…
There are plenty of ‘Classic Books’ I have never read for one reason or another. There are only so many hours in the day afterall. ‘Classics’ are typically well known and have had a lot of stuff written about them, so I’m not going to witter on. Here is the first of my super quick reviews of those I’m finally…
I haven’t done 6 degrees post for a couple of months. In fact, I haven’t done a great deal of any writing for a couple of months. I always seem to be drowning in stuff to do, whilst never actually achieving anything. I think I need a holiday. Or perhaps I just need this month’s starting book: Wintering by Katherine…
You know those reality TV shows where a couple of slightly dim-witted and over-privileged teenagers go off on a voyage of self discovery? They spend far too much time worrying about their hair and their clothes, and seem to have no common sense whatsoever. And they get into ‘hilarious’ situations because they don’t think things through. But they know they…
Hurray hurrah, it’s time for 6 degrees again. The book linking meme hosted by Books Are My Favourite and Best. I love writing these, although I do usually end up disappearing down a rabbit hole of interesting facts which somehow surface as I’m writing… This month we start with Our Wives Under The Sea, a book I know nothing about…
Film First What happens when you read the book of a movie you love? First up, one of my favourites, chosen at random: The Guns of Navarone. I couldn’t tell you the first time I saw this movie. I associate it with rainy Sunday afternoons with my family, lounging about eating egg sandwiches and Wotsits. Back in those days, if…