Because this blog is growing, and because I am growing rather fond of it, I have decided to shift it to it’s very own space, with it’s very own domain name. For everyone who has subscribed to the blog, don’t worry! I have switched the feed so you should be receiving updates as normal. And [...]
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We’ve moved!!
Posted in Uncategorized on June 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Three Men in a Boat – Jerome K. Jerome
Posted in Books read, Classics, Uncategorized on April 19, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Victorian humour? Is it possible? I certainly wasn’t expecting it, but Jerome K. Jerome proved in Three Men in a Boat that it was indeed possible. Despite my normal aversion to ‘funny books’ (in particular modern funny books) there were moments I actually laughed out loud whilst reading this book. It was ‘Murphy’s Law’ in [...]
A mere 3000? How can that be enough?
Posted in Uncategorized on April 8, 2008 | 11 Comments »
I found this article recently, which estimated as an aside that an ‘extraordinary’ reader, who manages to finish an average of a book a week, will only be able to read about 3000 books in their lifetime. I calculated that at a book a week for approximately 57 years, so starting at the age of [...]
It Isn’t The Death of The Book Quite Yet
Posted in Uncategorized on March 28, 2008 | 2 Comments »
There is much talk nowadays about books going the same way as music, and electronic book readers replacing traditional paper books. Because of the iPod revolution, very few people are still buying CDs (or records…remember them?) and along with the changes have come the battles over copyright, illegal downloads and file sharing. An article that [...]
