Tag Archives: Animals

Life of Pi by Yann Martel

Posted on June 25, 2011 by

I always feel a bit apprehensive when reading a book like Yann Martel’s Booker Prize-winning Life of Pi which has been read by so many people and seems to divide opinion so much. Would I love it or would I … Continue reading →

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Short Story Reviews: Arthur Conan Doyle and Henry Lawson

Posted on June 10, 2010 by

One of my personal challenges for 2010 was to read more short stories. So far I haven’t been making much progress, but I made up for it this week by reading two very different short stories: The Brazilian Cat by … Continue reading →

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Review: Watership Down by Richard Adams

Posted on April 2, 2010 by

I first read Watership Down when I was about 10 years old. It immediately became my favourite book and I re-read it many times. However, it’s been a long time since my last re-read and I wondered if I would … Continue reading →

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Review: Lean on Pete by Willy Vlautin

Posted on February 18, 2010 by

I received a review copy of this book from LibraryThing Early Reviewers. Willy Vlautin is the lead singer and songwriter with the band Richmond Fontaine and Lean on Pete is his third novel. I’ve seen a lot of other reviewers … Continue reading →

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