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bookinglass
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My reflections on what I read. More specifically I pull out extracts which can be strike me as particularly great (esp for those studying English Literature)
- Added on: Sep 29th, 2009
- Country: United Kingdom
- Language: English
- Author: Philippa
- Listed in: Books Secondary Education
- Tags: book reading reflections english literature ib
Recent Posts
The Twenty-Ten Book Challenge
Ah! Ok, I admit I am a blogging challenge virgin. I know, I know I should push the boat out and just go for something…..so when the 2010 challenge came up, voila ma chance est arrivee! Finally a challenge which doesn’t seem too difficult ...
The Island at the End of the World
One of the best books I have read in a long time but still feel that it doesn’t quite cut it. Who doesn’t love to be whisked away to a almost-deserted idyllic island?…set in the near future, this island inhabited only by a family...
Stuck in Customs (as per usual)
I thought I might share this unusual photograph taken by one of the most successful travel photograph bloggers out there ‘Stuck in Customs’ Having happily wandered through his photos it took me a while to pinpoint why his captures are so ...
Penguin All New Book Covers
I have just read Jim Stoddart’s blog post about his favourite new book covers coming soon from Penguin books. Have a little look and tell me yours. Top of my pointless but oh-so-want-it christmas wish list was until today eyeshadows but this v...
Winging wildly across the white – Tube Poetry
“EVERYONE suddenly burst out singing; And I was filled with such delight As prisoned birds must find in freedom, Winging wildly across the white Orchards and dark-green fields; on—on—and out of sight. Everyone’s voice was suddenly lifted;...
Searching for nuggets – IB English Lit
I am guilty….guilty of reading into the text to such an extent that I can’t enjoy the story. This supposedly higher plane of insight might not be such a bad thing, as I prise each nugget of extra ‘meaning’ from the text I get...
