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Tag Archives: language
“Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy: A Trilogy of Five” by Douglas Adams
Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy has been haunting me from bookshop to bookshop for years. I finally bought the “Trilogy of Four” a few months ago and then, last week, I finally got around to reading it. However, note that … Continue reading
Posted in Extorting Bibliophilia
Tagged Arthur Dent, Douglas Adams, Ford Prefect, Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, language, sci fi, space, time, whimsical
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“Monsters of Men” (Chaos Walking #3) by Patrick Ness
I did it! I finished the Chaos Walking trilogy! And in only ten days! This may actually be a personal best for me. Chaos Walking was a story that continued to evolve right up until the final moments of the story. In The … Continue reading
Posted in Extorting Bibliophilia
Tagged Chaos Walking, language, love, Monsters of Men, New World, Patrick Ness, Prentiss, relationships, spec fic, structure, The Mayor, Todd Hewitt, Viola Eade, YA
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“The Ask and the Answer” (Chaos Walking #2) by Patrick Ness
I read the last few pages of this book aloud to my boyfriend, trying to explain in Ness’ own words why he should be reading this series. Ness is simply a genius. Ness has this amazing ability to tie in … Continue reading
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Tagged Chaos Walking, character, language, love, New Prentisstown, Patrick Ness, relationships, spec fic, structure, The Ask and the Answer, Todd Hewitt, Viola Eade, YA
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“The Knife of Never Letting Go” (Chaos Walking #1) by Patrick Ness
When you read a lot, and people you’re acquainted with start to realise that, they always ask you the same question. “Who’s your favourite author?” And there are always a few names that immediately come to mind. I call these … Continue reading
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Tagged Chaos Walking, character, language, New World, Noise, Patrick Ness, spec fic, The Knife of Never Letting Go, Todd Hewitt, Viola Eade, YA
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“The Slow Regard of Silent Things” by Patrick Rothfuss
You may not want to buy this book. I know, that’s not the sort of thing an author is supposed to say. The marketing people aren’t going to like it. My editor is going to have a fit. But I’d … Continue reading
“Birdy” by Jess Vallance
I feel like a proper book blogger now! And why? Birdy was the first review copy of a book that I actually asked for. I didn’t win it, I asked for this book and received it, based on the fact that … Continue reading
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Tagged Alberta Fitzroy-Black, Bert, Birdy, bleak, fitting in, Five Mile Press, Frances Bird, High school, Hot Key Books, Jess Vallance, language, plot, twist, YA
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#19 “The Maze Runner” by James Dashner
City of Heavenly Fire – Cassandra Clare Every Word – Ellie Marney Skinjob – Bruce McCabe i. Bloodlines – Richelle Mead ii. The Golden Lily – Richelle Mead iii. The Indigo Spell – Richelle Mead iv. The Fiery Heart – Richelle Mead Silver Shadows … Continue reading
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Tagged Alby, dystopia, Grievers, James Dashner, language, Newt, Teresa, The Glade, The Maze Runner, Thomas, Twitter, YA
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La Lingua Italiana
So today’s Daily Post is all about language and it reminded me of a lifelong dream I have that I totally forgot about until I opened my inbox this morning. Funny how that happens. Time for a history lesson: when I … Continue reading
Posted in Musings
Tagged Daily Post, friends, goals, grammar, High school, Italian, language, language programs, nostalgia, rules of language, second language, university
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“The Goldfinch” by Donna Tartt
I’ve finally finished! Although, that being said, I definitely got my money’s worth. Two weeks to finish the one book? It hasn’t taken me that long to finish a book since I made the mistake of trying to read Austen’s Mansfield … Continue reading
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Tagged alcohol, art, Carel Fabritius, characters, Donna Tartt, drugs, editing, emotion, family, friends, gallery, Goldfinch, language, Literature, New York, pace, relationships
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