Book – I Used to Know ThatAuthor – Caroline TaggartYear – 2008Genre – FactsPages – 190 I have referenced this many times over the past couple of years, but I am a big fan of fact books. I love little tidbits of trivia, and occasionally – just occasionally – I may be known to bring…
Month: April 2012
Book 20 – Prince of Thorns
Book – Prince of ThornsAuthor – Mark LawrenceYear – 2011Genre – FantasyPages – 373Bought for me by Robert Hyde Prince of Thorns is quite unlike any other fantasy book that I have ever read for one reason. It isn’t very different in its theme – boy tries to fulfil his destiny to become king –…
Book 19.5 – Are You My Mummy?
Book – Are You My Mummy?Author – Little BunnyYear – UnknownPages – 14Genre – DetectiveLent to me by Maddie Francis For a book to become truly great literature, it must in some way connect with its audience. All of the greatest books manage this on some level – whether it be Catcher In The Rye,…
Book 19 – Metamorphosis
Book – MetamorphosisAuthor – Steven Berkoff (based on the Franz Kafka book)Year – 1969Genre – PlayPages – 51 Last week, I performed in DAODS production of Crazy For You – and very well it went too. What was particularly nice, is that on the final night of the production, a group of friends of mine from…
Book 18 – The Tipping Point
Book – The Tipping PointAuthor – Malcolm GladwellYear – 2000Genre – Social/Non-FictionPages – 272Bought for me by Bob and the Wench It’s brilliant when you start to read a book that if about a topic that you know absolutely nothing about, and then it turns out to be massively interesting. Not only is that how…