Laura | June 27, 2006
Northern Lights – Philip Pullman – 399 pages This is the story of Lyra, who is on a quest to free her friend, Roger, from the Gobblers. However, the journey isn’t as smooth as it could be and she finds out many different things that will affect her life. I really enjoyed this book. It [...]
Laura | June 27, 2006
The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips – Michael Morpurgo – 194 pages This is the diary of Lily, a 12 year old girl from a small village in Devon. It is set in 1943 and World War 2 has resulted in Lily’s village being evacuated. However, Lily’s cat, Tips, has decided that she didn’t want [...]
Laura | June 27, 2006
Undead and Unwed – Mary Janice Davidson – 260 pages This is the story of Betsy Taylor, a secretary who loses her job and her life on the same day. She then becomes a vampire. However, she is no ordinary vampire as the sun doesn’t burn her, the holy water doesn’t affect her and the [...]
Laura | June 27, 2006
The Art of Always Being Right: Thirty Eight Ways to Win When You Are Defeated – Arthur Schopenhauer – 190 pages This book was quite a quick read. A fairly tongue-in-cheek essay by Schopehauer about how to always be right. I found parts amusing. Some of the concepts were hard to grasp and you needed [...]
Laura | June 27, 2006
Today, whilst looking through BBC News, I found this story [news.bbc.co.uk] about a fire at the Skye Serpentarium. There was a fire at their breeding centre and over 600 animals, including tortoises, snakes and lizards, perished. It’s quite sad. This is a wonderful place where most reptiles that are illegally taken into the UK get [...]