Mid-January already and the new week finds me back in rainy England. However, having been subjected to the whims of the polar vortex while in the US, this current watery deluge has been put into perspective. I would exchange a balaclava for an umbrella any day. Whatever the weather where you are, here is a … Continue reading Monday Musing: 13/01/14
Welcome to the first review of 2014! And what better way to set a tone for the year than with another dip into the work of Jane Austen? While Pride and Prejudice undoubtedly remains my favourite of her works, there are certainly a couple of worthy rivals. Sense and Sensibility is among them. My first … Continue reading Review: Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
The end of the week is upon us! I hope that this post finds you looking forward to an exciting and relaxing weekend. I decided that I wanted to dedicate this week's Just For Fun Friday post to J.R.R. Tolkien, in recognition of the anniversary of his birth on 3 January. Little did I know … Continue reading Just For Fun Friday: A Guide To Speaking Elvish
Happy Hump Day! I hope that you are all having a productive week - for many, the first full week back after the holidays. The second half of January is always a difficult one, as the reality of the post-Yuletide winter sets in. On the bright side, the days are once again getting longer and … Continue reading The Weekly Reader: 08/01/14
Every 31st December is the same. The impending new year inviting an urge to adopt every resolution under the sun - drink less tea (unrealistic), take up a new hobby (the year I attempted fencing has been enough to cure me of any subsequent impulse), stop talking so much about Jane Austen (I have yet … Continue reading Reading Your Way Through 2014: A Resolution Worth Keeping
Another week-long absence from the blogging world and I'm finally back again. I am extricating myself from the haze of love and accompanying isolation of reunion with my boyfriend with a return to posting form. Thank you all for bearing with me through my disappearance - be assured that The Book Habit is here to … Continue reading Monday Musing: 16/12/13
December is here! This post finds me back in Missouri, and in the warm embrace of loved ones. The Christmas season is officially upon us and it is now totally acceptable to bathe in the joy of tree lights, incessant Christmas music, and, of course, The Muppet's Christmas Carol. I take this opportunity of wishing … Continue reading Monday Musing: 02/12/13
This is something of a review-with-a-difference. Every so often, I do enjoy a foray into the world of non-fiction. And periodically this is reflected on The Book Habit. Today is one of those days. I have talked before about my general avoidance of all pleasure reading that intersects with my studies. Spending 9-5, 5 days … Continue reading Review: How To Be a Woman by Caitlin Moran
I am, by anyone's reckoning, quite the Jane Austen fanatic (a true Austenite, if you will). My numerous copies of Pride and Prejudice are extremely well thumbed, and her most recognised masterpieces hold a similarly prominent place on my bookshelf (as well as in my heart). I have, however, long neglected her less celebrated works. … Continue reading Review: Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
This post is, in actuality, being composed on Monday, in a bout of pre-travel organisation. As you read this, I will be in New York, taking a well earned break from the PhD and passing Thanksgiving with my family. A pretty good deal, I'm sure you'll agree. But never fear, my bibliophilic tendencies will remain … Continue reading The Weekly Reader: 27/11/13
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