Book – Rumble RoadAuthor – Jon RobinsonYear – 2010Genre – WrestlingPages – 188 It may come as no surprise by now to know that I love wrestling. Combine this with my love of reading, and I am now working my way through the output of the WWE’s publishing arm. With the recent going under of…
Month: March 2011
Book 15 – The Perfect Murder
Book – The Perfect MurderAuthor – Peter JamesYear – 2010Genre – CrimePages – 127 This book is part of a series called Quick Reads. This is a fantastic little initiative whereby top authors have written books in aid of World Book Day which are shorter than usual, and retail for only £1.99. This gives people a…
Book 14 – Equal Rites
Book – Equal RitesAuthor – Terry PratchettYear – 1987Genre – FantasySeries – Discworld The Discworld read rolls on apace with this, the third book in the series, and the first that I have read which is a part of what is known as ‘The Witches’ thread. Instead of following the inept wizard Rincewind, we are…
Book 13 – A Simples Life
Book – A Simples LifeAuthor – Aleksandr OrlovYear – 2010Genre – Autobiography/Comedy (both are loose terms)Pages – 127Bought for me by my Mum and Dad See if you can see where my problem is with this book. It is an autobiography. But it is not just a normal autobiography, it is an autobiography of a…
Book 12 – Slam
Book – SlamAuthor – Nick HornbyYear – 2007Genre – Teenage FictionPages – 292 In reading Slam I have now managed to read all of Nick Hornby’s novels. He truly is a terrific writer, and I shall make a point now of suggesting to anyone who hasn’t read anything of his to grab hold of one…
Book 11 – Nine
Book – NineAuthor – Arthur Kopit and Maury YestonYear – 1982 (Broadway Production)Genre – Play In a first for a book on this blog, this is something that I had to read. The theatre group that I perform with, DAODS, has a very talented Youth Group. They are performing this show, Nine at Heathfields Hall…