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BIBLIOBETH
http://www.bibliobeth.wordpress.com/
A blog about all things bookish, I review a variety of different books across multiple genres and use a "star" rating to indicate enjoyment. From time to time, I also post book-related news items i.e. shortlists for literary prizes and reviews of literary events.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 1312 )
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WWW Wednesday #28
Hello everyone, I’m back from a fantastic holiday in Iceland for another WWW Wednesday! Thanks as ever to MizB over at Should Be Reading for hosting.To join in... Read more
Posted on 29 January 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Short Stories Challenge – Clara And The Rat Man by Michel Faber from the...
What’s Clara And The Rat Man all about?:Michel Faber revisits the world of his bestselling novel The Crimson Petal and the White, conjuring tantalising... Read more
Posted on 28 January 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE -
The Twins – Saskia Sarginson
What’s it all about?:They were inseparable until an innocent mistake tore them apart. Growing up, Viola and Issy clung to each other in the wake of their... Read more
Posted on 24 January 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE -
The Willow Tree – Hubert Selby Jr.
What’s it all about?:Bobby is young and black. He shares a cramped apartment in the south Bronx with his mother, his younger siblings and the ceaselessly... Read more
Posted on 22 January 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Marriage Material – Sathnam Sanghera
What’s it all about?:If you’ve approached Bains Stores recently, you’d be forgiven for hesitating on doing so. A prominent window advert for a discontinued... Read more
Posted on 20 January 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Short Stories Challenge – Black Dust by Graham Joyce from the Collection Tales...
Posted on 18 January 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE -
The Flavours of Love – Dorothy Koomson
What’s it all about?: ‘I’m looking for that perfect blend of flavours; the taste that used to be you. If I find it, I know you’ll come back to me.’It’s been 18... Read more
Posted on 16 January 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE -
WWW Wednesday #27
Posted on 15 January 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Insurgent (Divergent #2) – Veronica Roth
What’s it all about?: Fighting for survival in a shattered world… the truth is her only hope. The thrillingly dark sequel to No. 1 New York Times bestseller,... Read more
Posted on 13 January 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Short Stories Challenge – The Blue Lenses by Daphne Du Maurier from the...
What’s The Blue Lenses all about?:A woman is having her sight restored by means of an operation in a hospital where they are fitting a pair of blue lenses.... Read more
Posted on 12 January 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Save Me The Waltz – Zelda Fitzgerald
What’s it all about?:One of the great literary curios of the 20th century, Save Me the Waltz is the first and only novel by the wife of F. Scott Fitzgerald.... Read more
Posted on 11 January 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Short Stories Challenge – In Winter The Sky by Jon McGregor from the Collection...
What’s In Winter The Sky all about?: The second story in McGregor’s collection focuses on a farmer who while driving late at night, accidentally kills someone... Read more
Posted on 10 January 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Beth and Chrissi Do Kid-Lit – the Titles for 2014
Beth and Chrissi do Kid-Lit is a monthly feature I began with my sister and fellow blogger Chrissi Reads last year. We both chose six books each to represent th... Read more
Posted on 09 January 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Confessions of Two Bibliophiles #4
CHAPTER FOUR: DO YOU BELIEVE THE HYPE?Chrissi,The hype about books is all around us, especially since we both joined the blogging world! What I was wondering... Read more
Posted on 08 January 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE -
WWW Wednesday #26
Hello everyone, Happy New Year with my first WWW Wednesday of the year! Thanks as ever to MizB at Should Be Reading for hosting.To join in you need to answer 3... Read more
Posted on 08 January 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE -
British Books Challenge 2013 – Round Up
Goodbye 2013! I’m quite pleased with the amount of British books that I read last year, here they all are with links to my reviews. Jasmine Nights – Julia... Read more
Posted on 07 January 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE -
The Importance of Being Earnest – Oscar Wilde
What’s it all about?:Oscar Wilde’s madcap farce about mistaken identities, secret engagements, and lovers entanglements still delights readers more than a... Read more
Posted on 07 January 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Beth and Chrissi Do Kid-Lit 2013 – The Round-Up
2013 is over, and so is our Kid-Lit challenge but I think I can speak for us both when I say we both really enjoyed it. Here are the twelve books we read with... Read more
Posted on 06 January 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Beth and Chrissi Do Kid-Lit – DECEMBER READ – The Railway Children by E. Nesbit
What’s it all about?:Three children, forced to alter their comfortable lifestyle when their father is taken away by strangers, move with their mother to a simpl... Read more
Posted on 05 January 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Aw… BIBLIOBETH Turns 1!
MY BLOGOVERSARY – BIBLIOBETH IS ONE TODAY!Well, my blog is now officially one year old! I have had a fantastic year in reading, found some excellent blogs, “met... Read more
Posted on 05 January 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE