You know I love films and I love books, so it kind of follows that I love films based on books. Sometimes the adaptations are quite poor and disappointing (Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy), much less often they improve on the source material (anything based on a Tom Clancy book) but just sometimes a great book leads to a great film…
Pride and Prejudice
15 November 2011 by 2 Comments
It is a truth universally acknowledged that book reviewers in need of a quirky and unique opening always turn to Jane Austen thinking they are being oh so funny and clever. Thank God I would never stoop to such cheap cliches….
World Book Night 2012
25 October 2011 by Leave a Comment
World Book Night is an opportunity for those of us who love books to share our passion with those who may not be such big reading fans. In just one night 1 million books are distributed by over 20,000 ‘givers’ – a great celebration of adult literature..
Top Ten: Books To Read This Year
21 October 2011 by Leave a Comment
Like many avid readers I have a huge pile of books still to be read. Some have been sent to me for review, some have been presents and others I bought myself. I’m currently observing a book-buying moratorium – no more books until I can get through a good chunk of my to-be-read list…
Top Ten: Classic Books I’ve Never Read
23 September 2011 by 7 Comments
Every so often a new list of the 100 “best” books is released. The most recent is World Book Night’s Top 100 and others include the BBC Big Read and the Telegraph’s Top 100. To an extent these lists are popularity contests and many of the choices will change from year to year…
#BookTwub Launches
14 September 2011 by 2 Comments
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Thu 29 Sept – 8pm
I’m announcing today the launch of a Book Club which will meet via Twitter. I’m also pleased to announce that the first book will be The Book Thief by Markus Zusak….