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• Film of the Book: Room

  

  Note: This review contains spoilers for the film and book of Room I wanted to watch Still Alice when I watched this, but netflix was being stupid so I watched... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2016 BOOKS, MOVIES

• Juliet, Naked- Nick Hornby

  

  Synopsis (from amazon) Annie lives in a dull town on England’s bleak east coast and is in a relationship with Duncan which mirrors the place; Tucker was once a... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• That Day in September- Artie Van Why

  

  This review was originally posted 11/9/11. You can buy a copy here Lucybird's Book Blog This book was sent to me free in exchange for an honest review... Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Love Anthony- Lisa Genova

  

  Synopsis (from amazon) Olivia Donatelli’s dream of a ‘normal’ life was shattered when her son, Anthony, was diagnosed with autism at age three. He didn’t... Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Deals of the Moment- September 2016

  

  Every month amazon has a set of kindle monthly deals. Whenever there are deals of interest I post on here. Links are associate links but money goes back into th... Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Children’s Hour: Fix It

  

  Children’s Hour is a feature here at Lucybird’s Book Blog every Thursday where I’m looking at children’s picture books. As I work in a nursery I get plenty of... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Children’s Hour: Help! The Wolf is Coming

  

  Children’s Hour is a new feature here at Lucybird’s Book Blog every Thursday where I’m looking at children’s picture books. As I work in a nursery I get plenty... Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Ready Player One- Earnest Cline

  

  Synopsis (from amazon) It’s the year 2044, and the real world has become an ugly place. We’re out of oil. We’ve wrecked the climate. Famine, poverty, and diseas... Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Oddjobs- Heide Goody and Iain Grant

  

  Disclaimer: I was given this book free of charge in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis (from amazon) It’s the end of the world as we know it, but someone... Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Deals of the Moment- August 2016 (Part 3)

  

  Every month amazon has a set of kindle monthly deals. Whenever there are deals of interest I post on here. Links are associate links but money goes back into th... Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Deals of the Moment- August 2016 (Part 2)

  

  Every month amazon has a set of kindle monthly deals. Whenever there are deals of interest I post on here. Links are associate links but money goes back into th... Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Deals of the Moment- August 2016 (Part 1)

  

  Every month amazon has a set of kindle monthly deals. Whenever there are deals of interest I post on here. Links are associate links but money goes back into th... Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close- Jonathon Safron Foer

  

  Synopsis (from amazon) Nine-year-old Oskar Schell is an inventor, amateur entomologist, Francophile, letter writer, pacifist, natural historian, percussionist,... Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• One of These Days…

  

  …I will start writing proper posts again, but it’s Tuesday (or at least it was when I started his post), so I thought I would do a list of things which are... Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Hundred and Ninety-Nine Steps- Michael Faber

  

  Synopsis (from amazon) Note: I don’t like this synopsis, but it’s the best of a bad bunch and I can’t write a better one myself, so…yeah Siân, troubled by dark... Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Top 10 Tuesday: Books to Sink Into

  

  It’s Tuesday again so The Broke and the Bookish are hosting Top Ten Tuesday. This week it’s freebie week so I’ve decided to do Ten Books to Sink Into. That is... Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Deals of the Moment- April 2016

  

  Every month amazon has a set of kindle monthly deals. Whenever there are deals of interest I post on here. Links are associate links but money goes back into th... Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Seed Collectors- Scarlett Thomas

  

  Synopsis (from goodreads) Aunt Oleander is dead. In the Garden of England her extended family gather to remember her, to tell stories and to rekindle old... Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Which Do I Buy?

  

  Help! I have a £10 amazon voucher and a list of 10 books I want. I can buy 3. Which do I buy? Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Deals of the Moment- December

  

  Every month amazon has a set of kindle monthly deals. In this post I talk about the interesting deals which I might buy or which I’ve already read. Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE