Reviews & Recommendations
November 3, 2018
It’s once again time for Six Degrees of Separation. Start with the same book as other readers, link it to six other titles, and see where you end up. This month, we’re starting with the classic Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray. My Fair Lady has a word in common with Vanity Fair, and is […]
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July 7, 2018
Welcome back to Six Degrees of Separation, the bookish meme that invites you to take a given title (as suggested by Kate from booksaremyfavouriteandbest), and link it to six other books in any way that comes to mind. It could be by subject matter, place, time, author, word or any other random way your mind […]
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June 3, 2018
Welcome back to 6 Degrees of Separation. In case you’re new to this, let me briefly summarise the guidelines: Kate from booksaremyfavouriteandbest names the title of the first book. Participants (yes, that can include you!) link it to whatever book comes into your head next, regardless of how random that connection may seem. Repeat until […]
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April 7, 2018
Welcome back to the bookish version of Six Degrees of Separation, where Kate from booksaremyfavouriteandbest presents us with the title of a book, and we link it to six others in any stream-of-consciousness way our brain leads us. It’s easy, and it’s fun, so please play along at home. This month, we’re starting with Memoirs […]
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March 13, 2018
Last week I shared 9 of 18 books I aim to read in 2018. I bought most of those titles at the Perth Writers Week. Although a few of the following titles also caught my attention because of Perth Writers Week, most of them are simply an eclectic mix of books that appeal to me. […]
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March 6, 2018
Perth Writers Week (previously Perth Writers Festival) always concludes with me failing in my resolve to limit how many books I’ll buy. This year, I gave in before I even arrived. Afterall, Perth Writers Week only happens once a year, and I am supporting Australian authors – or so goes my self-justification. Plenty of others […]
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