The Jump-Off Creek by Molly Gloss
6 April Bought the black hinny Mule today, $18, also the spavint gray as my money is so short and I have hope he will put on wt, his eyes are...
1 December 2023
The apple-tree throne by Premee Mohamed
It’s autumn, the time for ghost stories I picked this up because it was mentioned on twitter OFFER THE SECOND:IF "THE APPLE-TREE THRONE" AND/OR BENEATH THE RISING (COMBINED SALES OK) SELLS...
8 January 2021
The art of dying by Ambrose Parry
This was the latest book chosen for my book club read. I don’t think any of us were aware it is actually the second book in a series when we picked...
30 August 2020
The prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark
A year or so ago I caught The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie starring Maggie Smith on the telly. It was a very good film, I’d highly recommend it, and so...
8 August 2020
Sixteenth Watch by Myke Cole
I’ve been meaning to read a Myke Cole book for a while now. His name is one that’s been out there floating around as an interesting author, and I’ve seen a...
30 April 2020
Fool’s Quest by Robin Hobb
The Fitz and the Fool ; book 2 The Realm of the Elderlings #15 As I loved The Fool’s Assassin as soon as I finished it I straight away borrowed the...
9 April 2020
Fool’s Assassin by Robin Hobb
The Fitz and the Fool ; book 1 Realm of the Elderlings #14 Okay, so years and years ago, so many years ago in fact that it was before this blog...
2 April 2020
How to stop time by Matt Haig
This is only the third book by Haig that I’ve read, but I’ve enjoyed them all and really like his style of writing. But there is something about the way his...
17 November 2019
Ardulum : first don by J. S. Fields
Ardulum book one I can’t quite remember where or why I picked this book up. I would guess I saw it mentioned on twitter and forgot to tag it so the...
13 July 2019
A Discourse Upon the Origin and the Foundation Of The Inequality Among Mankind by Jean-Jacques Rousseau
This is one of the readings for The Modern and Postmodern course I’m doing. I’m not sure that Mr. Rousseau understands that sick and injured animals end up dead, that’s why...
8 May 2019
An Answer to the Question: What Is Enlightenment? by Immanuel Kant
Available online pdf – Translation into English by Daniel Fidel Ferrer Enlightenment, according to Kant, is having the courage to make your own decisions. Many people remain uneducated and childish because...
28 April 2019
Discourse on the Arts and Sciences by Jean-Jacques Rousseau
translated by Ian Johnston – available online So I decided to start an online course, on the spur of the moment, I may drop it. We’ll see. It is titled The...
28 April 2019
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