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Review of ‘Artemis Fowl’ by Eoin Colfer

14/06/2025 nsford Leave a comment

I liked this YA novel when it was first published, in 2001. I remember being confused about who to root…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, Eoin Colfer, fantasy, reviews, YA fiction

Film of the book: ‘Kind Hearts and Coronets’ (1949)

11/06/2025 nsford Leave a comment

Did you know that this Ealing Studios film was based on a book? Published in 1907, Israel Rank by Roy…

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Posted in: Film & TV Filed under: books, crime fiction, films, reviews, Roy Horniman

Review of ‘Glunda the Veg Witch’ by Keith W Dickinson

09/06/2025 nsford 2 Comments

It’s fruit against veg, and wizards against witches, in this entertaining short novel. Set in a cosy rural fantasy land,…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: blog tour, books, fantasy, Keith W Dickinson, reviews

Review of ‘The Curse of the Mummy’s Tomb’ by R L Stine

07/06/2025 nsford 2 Comments

I hadn’t read a Goosebumps book since 2002, but when I saw this one at the library, I decided to…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, children's fiction, horror, R L Stine, reviews

Review of ‘Listen With Father’ by Caroline Sanderson

01/06/2025 nsford Leave a comment

The author of this memoir learned to love classical music during the writing process of this book, after her father…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, Caroline Sanderson, memoir, music, reviews

Review of ‘The Catcher in the Rye’ by J D Salinger

30/05/2025 nsford 2 Comments

One of the most famous American novels, this book is loved by some, hated by others, and still controversial. I’ve…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, classics, fiction, J D Salinger, reviews

Recent DNF books

23/05/2025 nsford Leave a comment

I’ve begun and abandoned a few library books lately. I don’t rate or review books I DNF (Did Not Finish),…

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Posted in: Reading Filed under: books, reading

The 10 types of book buyer

21/05/2025 nsford 12 Comments

Which type of book buyer are you?! You can be more than one, or all of them, or none! Emotional:…

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Posted in: Reading Filed under: books, reading

Review of ‘John & Paul: A Love Story in Songs’ by Ian Leslie

17/05/2025 nsford Leave a comment

This book is a must-read for Beatles fans, as it presents a different perspective on Lennon and McCartney through a…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, Ian Leslie, John Lennon, music, non-fiction, Paul McCartney, reviews, The Beatles

Music album review: ‘To the Outside of Everything’ (2017)

14/05/2025 nsford Leave a comment

This epic 5-disc Cherry Red compilation of UK post-punk from spans 1977 – 1981. It’s actually a book with CDs…

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Posted in: Music Filed under: music, reviews

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