Tag: <span>Books</span>

My culinary reading delights have triped back on ho to my childhood. I recently re-read The Children of Green Knowe which I loved when I was younger and mercifully was rewarded with at least a little of the same magic as it used to engage.

I might note that I have finally gotten my hands on my sister’s copy of the final Harry Potter and am very much enjoying myself as I rack my brains back to the last one and try and forget the numerous spoilers that have seemingly come my way.

It is about the adventure, not the end point.

I am losing hope for poor old Snape though… I was always rather convinced he was going to pull through as a goody. (And don’t you dare spoil that one – either outcome).

I have also sitting on my shelf, The Dark is Rising Series, which I could be very much mistaken has recently (or will be) been made into a movie. Utterly captivating. I love books that toy with enough imagination that they actually provoke a small amount of fear. So I dare say as soon as Harry Potter has been dealt with – on all kinds of levels – that’ll be next.

Mmmm…. and then there’s the coveted copy of Absurdistan that I now own and still haven’t touched!

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As I seem to be on a posting spree today, let me go one more.

There is an interesting post here about How to read books above your level.

I am unsure if I agree 100% with what the guy is saying, but I do know that the introduction is what propelled me through Dorian Gray (even if it isn’t that difficult) and it was worth every minute. I came out throughly depressed, but slightly awed, so it all balances out.

My simple advice is to read those more difficult books when you’ve got enough time on your hands to not be thinking about other things. Pretty darn obvious.

For example: Do not try and read a Dostoevsky when you are organising a wedding. It just doesn’t work.

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