Tag Archives: language

“Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy: A Trilogy of Five” by Douglas Adams

Posted on February 5, 2017 by Bec Graham

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 | 6 Comments

“Monsters of Men” (Chaos Walking #3) by Patrick Ness

Posted on December 23, 2015 by Bec Graham

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 | 2 Comments

“The Ask and the Answer” (Chaos Walking #2) by Patrick Ness

Posted on December 17, 2015 by Bec Graham

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 →

Posted in Extorting Bibliophilia | Tagged Chaos Walking, character, language, love, New Prentisstown, Patrick Ness, relationships, spec fic, structure, The Ask and the Answer, Todd Hewitt, Viola Eade, YA | 1 Comment

“The Knife of Never Letting Go” (Chaos Walking #1) by Patrick Ness

Posted on December 13, 2015 by Bec Graham

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 →

Posted in Extorting Bibliophilia | Tagged Chaos Walking, character, language, New World, Noise, Patrick Ness, spec fic, The Knife of Never Letting Go, Todd Hewitt, Viola Eade, YA | 5 Comments

“The Slow Regard of Silent Things” by Patrick Rothfuss

Posted on September 25, 2015 by Bec Graham

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 →

Posted in Extorting Bibliophilia | Tagged Auri, character, enigma, fantastic, Kvothe, language, Patrick Rothfuss, relationship, The Kingkiller Chronicles, The Slow Regard of Silent Things, the University, Underthing | Leave a comment

“Birdy” by Jess Vallance

Posted on July 23, 2015 by Bec Graham

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 →

Posted in Extorting Bibliophilia | 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 | 2 Comments

“Flight Behaviour” by Barbara Kingsolver

Posted on July 12, 2015 by Bec Graham

I have hit a new low, guys. It took me twenty days to finish this book. Almost three weeks to finish a book that had less than 500 pages. I am so ashamed of myself. Ordinarily, if a book takes … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Barbara Kingsolver, characters, climate change, Dellarobia Turnbow, Flight Behaviour, language, monarch butterfly, writers | 2 Comments