This is such a unique idea for a reading challenge that I couldn’t resist. The Classic Double Challenge is hosted by One Librarian’s Book Reviews. The idea is to read a classic work of fiction, fairytale or mythology and then read a modern retelling, prequel or book inspired by it in order to compare the […]
Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett My rating: 1 of 5 stars I had to read this play as part of the Open University course A300. I had little prior knowledge of it, except that Patrick Stewart and Sir. Ian Mckellan had recently starred in it. As a big fan of both actors, I had […]
Today I read a really great post by Philip Dodd over at The Domesticated Bohemian. He described how his early love of reading was sparked by pouring over a children’s encyclopedia and grew from discovering the library. He argues against their closure and I agree that if a library encourages even one child to enjoy […]