March Books
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pandop7: Mockingjay Suzanne Collins (print)
Absolutely brilliant. Didn't want to put it down, or for it to end. Loved some of the twists and turns of the plot.
8: Taxi Khaled Al Khamissi (print)
Really interesting read. A collection of imagined (but how imagined) conversations with the taxi drivers of Cairo, post-revolution. I enjoyed all the different perspectives.
9: Pop Goes the Weasel: the secret meanings of nursery rhymes Albert Jack (print)
Not just nursery rhymes - he also covers some traditional songs like 'Jerusalem' and 'The Skye Boat Song'. I found this book fascinating. I read it right through, but you could also dip into it, as the section on each rhyme/song is quite short.
10: The horologicon: a day's jaunt through the lost words of the English language Mark Forsyth (kindle)
Interesting and enjoyable - but then again I like words. Nice to see a Leeds dialect word in this one too (hurple - walking hunched up against the weather)
Absolutely brilliant. Didn't want to put it down, or for it to end. Loved some of the twists and turns of the plot.
8: Taxi Khaled Al Khamissi (print)
Really interesting read. A collection of imagined (but how imagined) conversations with the taxi drivers of Cairo, post-revolution. I enjoyed all the different perspectives.
9: Pop Goes the Weasel: the secret meanings of nursery rhymes Albert Jack (print)
Not just nursery rhymes - he also covers some traditional songs like 'Jerusalem' and 'The Skye Boat Song'. I found this book fascinating. I read it right through, but you could also dip into it, as the section on each rhyme/song is quite short.
10: The horologicon: a day's jaunt through the lost words of the English language Mark Forsyth (kindle)
Interesting and enjoyable - but then again I like words. Nice to see a Leeds dialect word in this one too (hurple - walking hunched up against the weather)