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January 2, 2022

2021: Top Ten Books

Posted in Gravitas | Tagged book reviews, books, memoir, non-fiction, racism, self-improvement, swimming, transgender, Walking
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This year I’ve read even less than last year. I blame Stardew Valley and the continued lack of work travel. Of the paltry 37 books I did manage to read, for the first time five of them are actually audiobooks, … Continue reading →

Karen
January 3, 2021

2020 Books of the Year

Posted in Gravitas | Tagged book reviews, books, Colson Whitehead, Diane Setterfield, Julia Quinn, Kae Tempest, natalie haynes, Pat Barker, Will Cohu
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I read 43 books last year. Most years I read 50-60 books, and with four months of summer furlough, you would think I could have managed a few more, but my focus was shot to bits by the whole experience … Continue reading →

Karen
December 28, 2019

Six of the Best

Posted in Gravitas | Tagged Adam Kay, book reviews, books, John Boyne, Kim Edwards, Margaret Atwood, natalie haynes, Stuart Turton
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A cursory search of Uborka suggests that I don’t keep you very updated on my reading material anymore; the last decent set of book reviews was some holiday reading from 2014. On tweeting my To-Read Shelf [left], Uborkite Graybo asked … Continue reading →

Karen
October 2, 2016

Armchair Hiker

Posted in Going | Tagged books, hiking, long distance trails
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A few years ago I was working in a theatre (not as glamorous as it sounds, I was just teaching an antenatal class there), and I spent some time browsing a photographic exhibition by a mother who had hiked the … Continue reading →

Karen
March 29, 2016

Uborkast Episode 02

Posted in Goo | Tagged books, cat, days out, food, london, tv, uborkast
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It’s totally worth skipping to the last five minutes just to hear the bit where Maisy comes in.

Karen
March 10, 2015

Uborka Reading Challenge, Lyle – February

Posted in Gravitas | Tagged 2015 reading challenge, book club, books, Lyle
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It’s been a while since I added a new list here – and there’s been a fair few books over February, so here goes… NOTE : There’s a few that only qualify on repeat criteria, so I haven’t bothered noting … Continue reading →

Lyle
February 4, 2015

Uborka Reading Challenge, Lyle – January

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 2015 reading challenge, book club, books, Lyle
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Having already listed the books for the first two weeks of January here, the remains of January slowed down a bit.  There’ve also been a couple of books that didn’t fit in with any extant categories, in which case they’re … Continue reading →

Lyle
January 13, 2015

Uborka Reading Challenge, Lyle – A Start

Posted in Gravitas | Tagged 2015 reading challenge, book club, books, Lyle
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So, the 2015 Reading Challenge has started, and this is where I stand today… Note : I’m only going to use each category once, even if more than one book fulfils the same categories. If the True Uborkans want me … Continue reading →

Lyle

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