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April 4, 2020
Book Review: The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me (1985)
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The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me by Roald Dahl
This is one Roald Dahl book Id actually never heard of! Im surprised, because it was written in 1985, but somehow it slipped past me until today. I didnt love it as much as Matilda, The Witches and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, but its very cute in its own right! The audio book is narrated by Hugh Laurie, which I thoroughly recommend. He sings!
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Also, the list of sweets at the end is an absolute delight! You can tell Dahl loves sweets,...
April 3, 2020
Mini Book Reviews: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1964) & How to Train Your Dragon (2003)
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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang by Ian Fleming
Okay, this was super cute. I saw the film as a kid (and somehow didnt realise that the movie was co-written by Roald Dahl???) and I knew it was based on a book (and somehow didnt know it was by James Bonds writer! Im a loser, honestly) but I never got around to it. So glad I finally have. I think its lovely that this was written for Ian Flemings son. Reminds me of C.S. Lewis dedication to his goddaughter: But some day you will be old enough to start...
April 2, 2020
Book Review: Matilda (1988)
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Matilda by Roald Dahl
The books transported her into new worlds and introduced her to amazing people who lived exciting lives. She went on olden-day sailing ships with Joseph Conrad. She went to Africa with Ernest Hemingway and to India with Rudyard Kipling. She travelled all over the world while sitting in her little room in an English village.
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This is one of my forever-favs. This book gave me so much joy as a child and it still holds a special place in my heart. Little Matilda Wormwood...
April 1, 2020
Audiobook Review: Anne of Green Gables (1908)
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Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
Isnt it splendid to think of all the things there are to find out about? It just makes me feel glad to be alive its such an interesting world. It wouldnt be half so interesting if we knew all about everything, would it? Thered be no scope for imagination then, would there? But am I talking too much? People are always telling me I do.
Good freaking rainbow toaster sticks, this book is just every shade of adorable. Anne has absolutely no chill and I....
March 29, 2020
Mini Review Roundup [30/03]
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The Witch of Duva by Leigh Bardugo
Be back before dark, they whisper. The trees are hungry tonight.
This started out reminding me of Hansel & Gretel, then made me really hungry (seriously, the descriptions of food are lush), then it completely took me by surprise, and then wrapped up like a classic folk tale. Definitely worth a read!
Eyes I Dare Not Meet in Dreams by Sunny Moraine
We never would have believed, before the dead girls started climbing out of their refrigerators, that...
March 25, 2020
Show Review: Anne with an E (2017)
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I didnt think I would be so captivated, but I am! Anne with an E is utterly adorable. Having never read Anne of Green Gables myself (despite owning all of the books as a kid) because Im useless, I always knew the story. Little Anne Shirley comes to Prince Edward Island in the early 1900s to live with Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert, an elderly brother and sister pair who want a boy to help them tend the land but instead they get Anne. She convinces them to keep her and slowly starts to win...
March 22, 2020
Show Review: Peaky Blinders (2013)
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Im late to the Peaky Blinders fun, but Ive finally joined in! Ive been hearing about this show for years and tried to start it a few times, but I think its one of those ones you have to be in the right mood for.
Basically, the show follows the Peaky Blinders, a family-run gang in Birmingham, England, in 1919. So its just after WWI has ended and a lot of the characters are veterans suffering from PTSD. (The PTSD side plot is so heartbreaking.) The central plot focuses on the Shelby family...
March 19, 2020
Mini Review Roundup [19/03]
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Hello, Moto by Nnedi Okorafor
When you mix juju with technology, you give up control. You are at the will of something far beyond yourself.
This was a really intriguing tale about witchcraft and technology, and the consequences that come from blending the two. I only wish thered been a little bit more to the story, but overall I really liked it. Available here.
Trial Run (Wild Heritance #0.5) by S. Lynn Helton
She wasnt trying to prove anything, was she?
Ooooh, this was cool. I havent...
March 17, 2020
March 2020 Books
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Hope everyone is staying safe and well during these mad days! Whats everyone been reading this month? Mine are below!
Currently reading:
Whats everyone reading? Any recommendations?
March 15, 2020
Mini Review Roundup [15/03]
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Fence #1 by C.S. Pacat
I knew Pacat from the Captive Prince series and was curious about her new comics. I really liked this first one! Super cute illustrations and a great start to the storyline.
Dune Song by Suyi Davies Okungbowa
Each time, the sand advances on Isiuwa, moving with a morose, flutelike song, the only sound to plant tears in their chest that does not come from a living being. A shrill, underlined by wind rushing through a tube. The Chief calls it the whistle of the gods...
