Book – How To Talk To A Widower Author – Jonathan Tropper Year – 2007 Genre – Lad-Lit (thank you Amazon!) Recommended to me by Bob of Bob’s Blog Reading through the blurb of this book, it appears to be the kind of book that I would never read. A man loses his wife in … Read moreBook 8 – How To Talk To A Widower
Book – The Book of Fascinating FactsPublisher – John Blake PublishingYear – 2007Genre – Toilet BookBought for me by Claire Hogan (sorry, by Secret Santa. shhhhhhh!) I love fact books. I have loads of them, and can never get enough of the useless trivia that they give. I love to start a sentence with ‘Did … Read moreBook 7 – The Book of Fascinating Facts
Book – The Scarecrow and his ServantAuthor – Philip Pullman Year – 2004Genre – Children’s I picked this one up on a whim from a charity shop a few weeks back based upon two reasons. Firstly, I am currently playing the Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz (plug plug plug!), and secondly, Philip Pullman is … Read moreBook 6 – The Scarecrow and his Servant
Book – The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The GalaxyAuthor – Douglas AdamsYear – 1979Genre – Science FictionRecommended to me by my Dad for roughly the past twenty years, and lent to me by Alex Campbell. The above is not much of an exaggeration. My Dad has raved about Douglas Adams ever since I was a child, … Read moreBook 5 – The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy
Book – The World’s Stupidest InstructionsAuthor – Michael O’MaraYear – 2004Genre – Toilet BookBought for me by my sister Jeni This is the first book of my blog which would fall under the category of ‘Toilet Book’, which loosely translated, means any book that can remain in the bathroom for reading from time to time … Read moreBook 4 – The World’s Stupidest Instructions by Michael O’Mara
Book – The Wonderful Wizard of OzAuthor – L. Frank BaumYear – 1900Genre – Classic Childrens Fantasy First, a plug. The reason that I read this particular book is that at the moment I am rehearsing to perform as the Scarecrow in a production of The Wizard of Oz. Come and see me in it, … Read moreBook 3 – The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L Frank Baum
So, a challenge such as this is a test of a man’s mettle. It is one person against his own will to succeed. A battle of determination and stamina. It is personal to each individual and each man is judged only against themselves. Unless someone else gets involved. The Wench’s ™ husband Bob is a … Read moreThe gauntlet is thrown…
Book – e2 Author – Matt BeaumontYear – 2009Genre – Humour This is a book that I have been looking forward to reading for quite some time now – hence the fact that I have read it in twenty four hours, even eschewing all of the hundreds of offers of going out on a Friday … Read moreBook 2 – E2 by Matt Beaumont
Book – The Seventh TideAuthor – Joan LennonYear – 2008Genre – Teenage Sci FanRecommended by my sister’s boyfriend Jamie One thing is is stunningly commonplace in bookshops at the moment is Fantasy books written for teenagers. Since the explosion of Harry Potter and His Dark Materials, this seems to be the in vogue type of … Read moreBook 1 – The Seventh Tide by Joan Lennon
Reading has always been a massive passion of mine. It has been so ever since I was a small child. As a kid, I would stay up until the small hours, eyes red from lack of sleep, thinking ‘One more chapter…’. I would spend my time scouring the country (well, local boot sales) looking for … Read moreThe Book Challenge 2010