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The Librain
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Former professional school librarian, now retired through chronic illness. Trying to keep cheerful by reading, drinking lots of tea, blogging my new life, and my love of bling!
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Dear Lauren, thank you again for commenting! I enjoyed my walks last week, but we are struggling with a heatwave…
Delighted to hear you are still walking and being quite stylish while doing so! I love your laps you and…
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Tag Archives: Goodreads
Reading roundup 11/10/17
Ooh! This is my 200th post! I can’t quite believe I have got this far with the blog 😄😄😄! I have enjoyed my reading this last week, which is just as well because I have spent a lot of time … Continue reading
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Tagged book reviews, books, Goodreads, public libraries
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Reading roundup 04/10/17
I have decided to add the blurb to each book review from this week. Hopefully, that will be helpful. I am also pleased that we were able to visit the public library today so that I could pick up two … Continue reading
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Reading roundup 27/09/17
I think that books are going a long way towards saving my life at the moment. My situation would be almost unbearable if I could not lose myself in a good story. That is why I read: story. And probably … Continue reading
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Reading roundup 20/09/17
I am not even going to make excuses any more for using my Goodreads reviews on these weekly posts. It makes sense to do so, as I will not have to repeat things I have already written! Anyway, I am … Continue reading
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Reading roundup 13/09/17
Thank goodness for ebooks! I finished my pile of library books a week ago, but have been too ill since to visit the library and choose some more. Luckily, their ebook service, using BorrowBox, has a pretty good selection so … Continue reading
Reading roundup 06/09/17
Until this afternoon, I had only managed to read one book this week. That is almost unheard of for me! This is probably because I have been so poorly and, when I am struggling like this, my concentration goes and … Continue reading
Reading roundup 30/08/17
I have read three books this week and all of them have been very different, which is good. My book pile next to the bed is almost finished, so a visit to the library is needed very soon. What would … Continue reading
Reading roundup 23/08/17
I am still quite ill, having had a bad night with lots of coughing, so this will be a quick roundup of the week’s reading. Unless, that is, I get carried away as I write! The week’s books had a … Continue reading
Reading roundup 16/08/17
I was quite shocked, when I checked on Goodreads, to see that I have only finished two books this week, as I am not sure what else I have been doing with my time. Writing this blog, perhaps? Anyway, I … Continue reading
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Reading roundup 09/08/17
I have managed to read four books since last week and have just started on another this morning. In fact, I have been reading to blot out real life as much as I can. Things have been very tough for … Continue reading
Dear Anne, would air conditioning help or does it rather hurt you with your lung conditions? I'm on the fence…