Hello chaps! What a week it's been: fitting in World Book Night activities, some actual university-related work, book reviews, and enjoyment of the wonderful weather (proved, without doubt, by the attractively tomato-coloured skin I am now sporting down half of my face). One particular source of excitement brought about by this week was the birthday … Continue reading Just for Fun Friday: Throwing Insults Like Shakespeare
Oh, books, what books they used to know, Those children living long ago! So please, oh please, we beg, we pray, Go throw your TV set away, And in its place you can install A lovely bookshelf on the wall. Then fill the shelves with lots of books, Ignoring all the dirty looks, The screams, … Continue reading Just for Fun Friday: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
It's that time again, friends. What I'm Reading Wednesday is upon us and there are some exciting reviews to come. Having finally finished Kate Mosse's Labyrinth (review coming your way tomorrow), I've been able to get down to the serious task of working my way through my growing To Read list. I've had some really excellent … Continue reading What I’m Reading Wednesday: Be Involved!
Hello friends! Well, it's not all serious sticks over here at The Book Habit. And, in celebration of the weekend, I thought that I would pay homage to one of the literary greats. Yes, that's right. John Lennon. Truly, if you don't find me with my head in a book or giving highly informative tours … Continue reading Just for Fun Friday: The Poetry of John Lennon
Hi everyone! Despite the unrelenting cold, what a fantastically sunny day it has been. Unsurprisingly, my study schedule suffered a setback when I decided that such a rare day could not be spent cooped up in my little flat. Given that I exist on a student budget, it is problematic that virtually all of my … Continue reading Order and Chaos: Organising My Books
Evening all! Having spent a freezing Easter Monday out of the books and at work (giving tours around the gothic fantasy that is Knebworth House), I thought I would use the evening to offer up a review of one of my most recent reads. I picked up The Night Circus about a year ago and … Continue reading Review: The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
My name is Laura and I am a book addict. My family first realised that I had a problem when, aged six, I would forgo consecutive nights of sleep in order to work my way through stacks of children's books. Now in my mid-twenties, this is a habit that remains unchanged (although the books I … Continue reading A Book Addict’s Book Habit
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