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Introducing my Project Gutenberg random reads!

07/01/2023 nsford 4 Comments

I’m combining two favourite things – free books and random generators – in my new reading plan for this year.…

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Posted in: Reading Filed under: books, reading

What I was reading 5 years ago

15/12/2022 nsford Leave a comment

In 2017, I read 104 books, which is more like my average. Considering that I had a lot going on…

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Posted in: Reading Filed under: books, fiction, non-fiction, reading, YA fiction

What is a bestseller?

30/11/2022 nsford 6 Comments

I’ve learned to be wary of books labelled as bestsellers. Firstly, it’s well-known that some publishers pay, or have paid…

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Posted in: Reading Filed under: books, publishing, reading

What I was reading 10 years ago

13/10/2022 nsford 4 Comments

In 2012, I only read 64 books. For most people, that probably seems a lot! An average of more than…

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Posted in: Reading Filed under: books, classics, fiction, non-fiction, reading, YA fiction

Should fictional characters be ‘likeable’?

01/08/2022 nsford 15 Comments

It’s a common complaint in book reviews that the characters in a book are unlikeable. My question is, do we…

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Posted in: Reading Filed under: fiction, reading

The 10 types of book reviewer!

01/04/2022 nsford 29 Comments

When you read and write a lot of book reviews, you can’t help noticing the different styles and approaches of…

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Posted in: Reading, Writing Filed under: blogging, reviews, writing

What is a thriller?

23/03/2022 nsford 9 Comments

Recently I’ve read a few books marketed as thrillers and which didn’t thrill me at all. I think the definition…

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Posted in: Reading Filed under: reading, thrillers

Dodgy romantic advice from old self-help guides

14/02/2022 nsford 8 Comments

Here’s something a bit different for you this Valentine’s Day. Last year, we had fictional dates from hell! The year…

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Posted in: Reading Filed under: books, history, humans, random, reading, resources, Valentine's Day

What I was reading 20 years ago

19/01/2022 nsford 10 Comments

Amazingly, I read 232 books in 2002. I’m sure it’s the highest number of books I’ve read in any year.…

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Posted in: Reading Filed under: books, children's fiction, fiction, reading, YA fiction

My favourite reads in 2021

30/12/2021 nsford 10 Comments

I’ve read and reviewed so many books this year! Here are 20 of my favourite reads – a mixture of…

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Posted in: Book Reviews, Reading Filed under: books, fiction, memoir, non-fiction, reading, reviews

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