Recently I wrote an instagram caption for a picture of Robert Frost poetry and I commented on how poetry got me to stop and think, how it challenged me more than a simple story might and writing that, weirdly, got me to stop and think. It made me question why I started writing here in … Continue reading Blog #23 – Why write reviews?
It's been quite a good year for me book-wise. Not everything I've read has been an instant hit but I have had quite a few 4 or 5 star reads and hope the rest of the year can keep up with that high standard. So onto my current plans (which are very likely to change). … Continue reading Blog #22 – Plans for Autumn and Winter
Recently I've been lacking motivation. In a regular week I'm quite a busy person, rushing here and there, not often being idle but also not minding that because I have so many things going on in my life that I'm enthusiastic about. For the past two months their influence just hasn't seemed quite so relevant … Continue reading Blog #21 – Two Months of Absent Reading
I always pride myself on the diversity of what I read but I don't read different genres just for the sake of it. The great thing about literature is that you can take different things from different books, learn new ways to look at the world and build up your knowledge through experience of different … Continue reading Blog #20 – Favourite Genres in Fiction
I have wanted to read this book for so long and finally I got round to it. American Gods is a sprawling tale of modern myths and legends. It tracks the path of Shadow as he treks across America in the service of Mr Wednesday who employs him the day he is released from prison. … Continue reading Review – American Gods, Neil Gaiman ★★★★☆
I always considered myself a weird kid in school. It wasn't quite there but every time the word poetry came up it felt like there was a collective sigh in the room as everyone prepared themselves for boredom. But I never disliked poetry. I remember in primary school enjoying the challenge of trying to get … Continue reading Blog #19 – A Rediscovery of the Poem
Recently I have been asking myself what I want this blog to be? I feel like even now, a year or so after I first started using Curioscify, the purpose of it has changed in my head. Somehow I became bogged down in feeling a need to review every book I read as soon as … Continue reading Blog #18 – Re-shaping the Blog
I think everyone who reads will have those books. The books or series that they can always credit with having led them into reading. I know I can and to these books, I am truly grateful. Whether I agree now that they are as good as I thought they were back then, there is nothing … Continue reading Blog #17 – Books for Beginners
One thing I have claimed to be a fan of but never really taken the time to invest in on my blog is lists. Who doesn't love a list and that convenient way to put the chaos of life into an ordered sequence of thoughts or ideas? They are the perfect medium for getting across … Continue reading Blog #16 – Introducing Favourites in Fiction
The world is an odd place at the moment. We all know it and it's strange to say that I think we are all slowly getting used to it. I've spent the past two months trying desperately not to talk about it, write about it or even read about it. I've spent a lot of … Continue reading Blog #15 – A Readers Guide to Restless Times
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