http://www.bartsbookshelf.co.uk "You can't get a cup of tea big enough or a book long enough to suit me." ~ C.S Lewis Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:35:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Hobey-Ho! Lets Go! If I thought the previous book in the series, was the turning point in the ten book story arc, then I was only half right, in Pendragon: Black Water, everything changes, Saint Dane is more powerful than ever, and the story telling much more intense. In the previous book ... http://www.bartsbookshelf.co.uk/2008/11/20/pendragon-5-black-water-by-dj-machale-narrated-by-william-dufris/ Title: The Duke of Wellington Misplaces his Horse By: Susanna Clarke Collection: The Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories Summary: The Duke of Wellington, visits the village of Wall from Neil Gaiman's Stardust. Thoughts: Enjoyed this one a lot more that the previous ones in the collection - perhaps that's down to it ... http://www.bartsbookshelf.co.uk/2008/11/19/shot-of-short-3-the-duke-of-wellington-misplaces-his-horse/ Title: Mrs Mabb. By: Susanna Clarke. Collection: The Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories. Summary: Venetia, a village girl and Mrs Mabb, a fairy, fight it out for the heart of Captain Fox. Thoughts: Again the story was okay, but I can't get on with the style. Rating: 2.5/5 http://www.bartsbookshelf.co.uk/2008/11/19/shot-of-short-2-mrs-mabb/ Title: The Ladies of Grace Adieu By: Susanna Clarke Collection: The Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories Summary: A  depiction of the difficulties faced by female magicians during the early nineteenth century - a time when their work was simply dismissed by their male counterparts. Thoughts: An interesting tale, but I couldn't get ... http://www.bartsbookshelf.co.uk/2008/11/18/shot-of-short-1-the-ladies-of-grace-adieu/ The last of my reviews for the books I read for the recent 24 Hour Read-a-Thon, features The Lives of Animals by J. M. Coetzee. Synopsis (from the back cover) Elizabeth Costello, a distinguished novelist, has been invited to the United States to give a university lecture on animal rights. She meets ... http://www.bartsbookshelf.co.uk/2008/11/17/the-lives-of-animals-by-jm-coetzee/ Via: The Printed Page http://www.bartsbookshelf.co.uk/2008/11/17/mailbox-monday-171108/ Hosted by: B & b exlibris Charles De Lint, representing, Cananda | A Dreaming Place. John Marsden, representing, Australia | Incurable. Xinran, representing, China | Sky Burial. Alessandro Baricco, Representing Italy | Silk Brian Selznick, representing, USA | The Invention of Hugo Cabret. Marjane Satrapi, representing, Iran | ... http://www.bartsbookshelf.co.uk/2008/11/15/challenges-update-orbis-terrarvm/ The recent 24 Hour Read-a-Thon, provided the opportunity to read a bunch of shorter novels, and this was one of them. Translated in to English from the original Italian, it also completes the Orbis Terrarum challenge for me. The year is 1861. Hervé Joncour is a French merchant of silkworms, who ... http://www.bartsbookshelf.co.uk/2008/11/14/silk-by-alessandro-baricco/ This weeks Booking Through Thursday asks: Why Buy? If you usually buy your books, tell me why. Why buy instead of borrow? Why shell out your hard-earned dollars for something you could get for free? I'm going to offer up a couple of pictures before I begin, that will help illustrate my ... http://www.bartsbookshelf.co.uk/2008/11/13/booking-through-thursday-why-buy/ Well, this looked a lot of fun so I signed up. Dewy and Nymeth are running 'The Book Bloggers Christmas Swap', again this year, I only really joined in the book blogging world, in January of this year, so I missed this event last time around, but not this time! From the ... http://www.bartsbookshelf.co.uk/2008/11/13/book-bloggers-christmas-swap/