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Man vs Bookshelf: Expectant Dad

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I’m going to be a dad.

Weird, huh?

Well timed, too.

I remember being a kid and going to my grandma’s bridge club (Golden Gate was their favourite), telling them I didn’t want to get married (girls are icky), but I did want kids.… Read the rest

Man vs Bookshelf: Cherub

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Transport yourself back to the blogs in this series written in the first three months of last year, if you can stomach, and you will find me moaning about how my productivity has dropped off a cliff.… Read the rest “Man vs Bookshelf: Cherub”

Man vs Bookshelf: Doctor Who

This entry is part 87 of 87 in the series Man vs BookshelfSend to Kindle

I’ve been looking back at my Man vs Bookshelf spreadsheet, tracking down the last time I wrote a blog about Doctor Who.

It was the scriptbook for Doctor Who season one and was the 51st book I read for this challenge back in April 2018.… Read the rest

Man vs Bookshelf: A Song of Fire and Ice

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I studied History at university.

Well, “studied” is a strong word. I did lots of sleeping, and it says History on the 2.2 I walked away with.… Read the rest

Man vs Bookshelf: Peep Show

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Here we are again then, slip and sliding closer and closer to the end of this challenge.

As I write, I am halfway through the final of seven A Song of Ice and Fire (i.e.… Read the rest

Man vs Bookshelf: Awkward Situations for Men

This entry is part 83 of 83 in the series Man vs BookshelfSend to Kindle

I’m drumming my fingers on my desk. Eastenders is on – not conducive to hard work. I’m staring down the barrel of another review and wondering what on Earth I’m going to write.… Read the rest

Man vs Bookshelf: The Demonata

This entry is part 82 of 82 in the series Man vs BookshelfSend to Kindle

Yesterday was a big day for me.

After the release of my first James Perry novel back in October 2018, I made the crazy decision that I was immediately going to put the next book (at that point in first draft stage) up for pre-order with a release date January 17th, less than three months hence.… Read the rest

Man vs Bookshelf: The Point

This entry is part 81 of 81 in the series Man vs BookshelfSend to Kindle

What is the point?

No, I’m just wondering because I used to do a review per blog or series. I’m sure I remember that. Some of them weren’t very good, I confess.… Read the rest

Man vs Bookshelf: Diamond Brothers

This entry is part 80 of 80 in the series Man vs BookshelfSend to Kindle

Another year has come and gone, which will always happen if you wait (and live) long enough.

Sense

I’m writing this on the 2nd January 2019, the first day back in the office after 11 days off, so that’s depressing.… Read the rest

Man vs Bookshelf: Extras++

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When I sat down and first had a crack at this blog several weeks ago, I began with the following paragraph:

[Sandwiched between a clutch of Discworld novels by Terry Pratchett and the Demonata series by Darren Shan (coming next) I read what might be described as three other books.]

This would have been a good beginning, if it was true, which it isn’t.… Read the rest