Beth's Books (and other bits and bobs)
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I’ve been having the odd day where I spend A LOT of time travelling recently. I’ve gone up to Northampton to visit a friend twice in the past week which amounts to a six hour round trip. Because I’m a cheapskate I’ve been opting for the bus and, sadly, if I read on a bus …
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Heather Morris: The Tattooist of Auschwitz Author: Heather Morris Title: The Tattooist of Auschwitz Press: Zaffre Date of Publication: 2018 Date of Purchase: December 2018 RRP: £8.99 Price of Purchase: £4 Reading Time: 3 days Rating: 7 I didn’t love this as much as I had anticipated. That said, it wasn’t bad. The story is …
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Author: Daphne du Maurier Title: Jamaica Inn Press: Virago Prizes: Date of publication: 1936 Date of purchase: November 2018 RRP: £8.99 Price of purchase: Free thanks to my wonderful friend Jules (check out her blog it’s much cooler than mine http://www.booksarejules.com) Reading time: 3 days Rating:  9.5 I could not stop reading this book. It …
Author: Rob Doyle Title: Here are the Young Men Press: Bloomsbury Prizes: Date of publication: 2014 Date of purchase: September 2018 RRP: £7.99 Price of purchase: £1.95 Reading time: 2 Weeks Rating:  4 Well heck. This was deeply disturbing from start to finish. A stark glance into an alternative Dublin populated with disillusioned youths and …
The Mysterious Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde: Robert Louis Stephenson What’s scarier than a deep look at social ills and inherently corrupt humanity? Literally nothing, this is one of my favourite books and the sp00ky atmosphere of the whole thing is worthy of commendation on any day of the year but especially today. …
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Beth's Books (and other bits and bobs) 