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I've read A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's court and loved that one.
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I've read A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's court and loved that one.
In addition to Nineteen Eighty-Four and Animal Farm, which I regard as Orwell's two best works of fiction, I also have greatly enjoyed reading Orwell's essays and diaries. I think his clear and incisive writing style makes his non-fiction equally as compelling as his based-on-reality books, such as Down and Out in Paris and London and The Road to Wigan Pier, and his novels.
For anybody interested, here are two good starting points (note: a lot of public libraries will have them):
Orwell: Essays: Introduction by John Carey (Everyman's Library Contemporary Classics Series)
Orwell: Essays: Introduction by John Carey (Everyman's Library Contemporary Classics Series)
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On the topic of George Orwell, "The Road to Wigan Pier" is excellent, agreed, and I would also strongly recommend "Decline of the English Murder and Other Essays".In addition to Nineteen Eighty-Four and Animal Farm, which I regard as Orwell's two best works of fiction, I also have greatly enjoyed reading Orwell's essays and diaries. I think his clear and incisive writing style makes his non-fiction equally as compelling as his based-on-reality books, such as Down and Out in Paris and London and The Road to Wigan Pier, and his novels.
For anybody interested, here are two good starting points (note: a lot of public libraries will have them):
Orwell: Essays: Introduction by John Carey (Everyman's Library Contemporary Classics Series)
Orwell: Essays: Introduction by John Carey (Everyman's Library Contemporary Classics Series)www.amazon.com
Reading: Deceptive Patterns by Harry Brignull, trying to get better at UX and UI, this was recommended to me by a friend in the field.
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I’ve always thought that any potential Labour mp should be made to memorise his essay The Lion and the Unicorn. Despite being 80s years or so old it goes to the absolute heart of English politics. Understand that essay and you’ll understand the English.
I have been reading "Twilight of Democracy: The Failure of Politics and the Parting of Friends" by Anne Applebaum.
Visited the library today and returned some books, renewed others, and collected two that awaited me.
Cleaning out some old cupboards of our son. Found a library book (1984 (the book, not the year)) that needs to be returned to the school library. He finished school some 15 years ago. I wonder what the late fine will be...
Neither.
Rather, real books, that is, physical things with covers and the pure joy of paper pages.
They will be so pleased to have the book returned safely (the old, better late than never), that I think they may well choose to forego the fine.
Just started Road to Roswell by Connie Willis. Like most of her works, it’s Science Fiction but unlike many of her other works this one doesn’t appear to include time travel (at least so far). By the title alone you can tell it is a play on the old Bob Hope & Bing Crosby “Road to …” movies. This is definitely one of her humorous novels (e.g.;Bellwether, Crosstalk, To Say Nothing of the Dog) as opposed to her serious books (e.g.; The Doomsday Book, Blackout). Nice to have a fun novel, the last few I’ve read have been serious. This one is definitely starting off to be pretty silly and very enjoyable. And I really enjoyed Connie Willis’ writing.
Part alien-abduction adventure, part road trip saga, part romantic comedy, The Road to Roswell is packed full of Men in Black, Elvis impersonators, tourist traps, rattlesnakes, chemtrails, and Close Encounters of the Third, Fourth, and Fifth kind. Can Francie, stuck in a neon green bridesmaid’s dress, save the world—and still make it back for the wedding?
Part alien-abduction adventure, part road trip saga, part romantic comedy, The Road to Roswell is packed full of Men in Black, Elvis impersonators, tourist traps, rattlesnakes, chemtrails, and Close Encounters of the Third, Fourth, and Fifth kind. Can Francie, stuck in a neon green bridesmaid’s dress, save the world—and still make it back for the wedding?
I just finished Leon Uris’ Exodus, and it was one of the best novels I’ve ever read. Exciting, emotional, and educational. A must read for anyone.
You should try Uris’ QB VII. It is a little different than Exodus. It is more of a court room drama with the same epic feel but still with historical elements and is a great book. There is also Trinity, it’s set in Ireland as opposed to Israel.
If you like the setting of Exodus another great book is James A. Michener’s The Source. It a huge novel, possibly one of the best books I’ve read.
Damaged Goods: The Inside Story Of Sir Philip Green, the Collapse of BHS and the Death of the High Street by Oliver Shah. Mikey Carroll - Careful What You Wish For (All about his 2002 lottery win) and Be Careful What You Wish For - Simon Jordan (Yep, TalkSport man himself)
I remember those days and the whole vibe then something changed. I would always get the lighting right, music and seating. Open the book and WTF!!!! my vision had changed to the point that I needed reading glasses and that was an easy fix. Then, I moved. Moving 300+ books required a lot of big boxes and I already had 4 floor standing 5 shelves book shelves.
I enjoyed my reading world but reality of vision and space was unrelenting
I had to try the Nook. I got to luv the Nook(years ago)and so did airplane seats. After losing 2 Nooks, I broke down and got the 5th gen. iPad whose sole purpose was for books. It took sometime for the change but I can now carry all my books on the iPad and reading is still a joy.
I understand the romance of a book with paper pages and I understand the romance of the tablet. In time grasshopper so will you.
No, there will never be what you describe as the "romance" of the tablet. Now, while I will readily concede and not deny that there is a certain crude (and occasionally welcome) convenience to the tablet, it has not captured my heart, just a reluctant and grudging acknowledgement of the convenience that it offers.I remember those days and the whole vibe then something changed. I would always get the lighting right, music and seating. Open the book and WTF!!!! my vision had changed to the point that I needed reading glasses and that was an easy fix. Then, I moved. Moving 300+ books required a lot of big boxes and I already had 4 floor standing 5 shelves book shelves.
I enjoyed my reading world but reality of vision and space was unrelenting
I had to try the Nook. I got to luv the Nook(years ago)and so did airplane seats. After losing 2 Nooks, I broke down and got the 5th gen. iPad whose sole purpose was for books. It took sometime for the change but I can now carry all my books on the iPad and reading is still a joy.
I understand the romance of a book with paper pages and I understand the romance of the tablet. In time grasshopper so will you.
This is because your humble scribe, best described as une femme d'un âge certain, remains enamoured of the printed page in paper form.