- Sun, 13:55: Atonement, by Ian McEwan I was a bit less convinced by the very last section, which left me wondering to an extent what I had been getting worked up about. Still, much recommended. #nwbooks https://t.co/tyn4mXXj8I https://t.co/EuI3eLl9tL https://t.co/T0X2NEN6gq
- Sun, 14:29: The Scheme for Full Employment, by Magnus Mills I didn’t really get it; who exactly is being satirised? Academics? The NHS? The pre-Thatcher nationalised industries? #nwbooks https://t.co/LetHgZsc5E https://t.co/b3XZs58hRs https://t.co/oYNg43mfhG
- Sun, 15:03: Waterloo, by Andrew Roberts Roberts is excellent on the details (and there are two very good maps) but very annoying in his description of the context. #nwbooks https://t.co/bdoOyv9EWm https://t.co/WjONLZU5w6 https://t.co/OhZJdrWT46
- Sun, 15:10: B goes to H�l�cine. https://t.co/65vn4lId7D
- Sun, 15:37: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain Even at seven I was disturbed by Tom Sawyer’s failure to grapple with the reality of Jim’s situation in the final chapters of the book, and my views haven’t changed. #nwbooks https://t.co/13B05BKAba https://t.co/jle5Veg0U4 https://t.co/e0U5DgK2wE
- Sun, 16:11: Adventures on the High Teas, by Stuart Maconie Though he spends a lot of time on the usual quirks of local populace and history, his most powerful chapters are on great English literature and also humour. #nwbooks https://t.co/2K2zoG4aca https://t.co/Q8RdRZLJTv https://t.co/dSlUzXQkfA
- Sun, 16:24: October Books https://t.co/meZahLuqEs
- Sun, 16:45: Angela’s Ashes, by Frank McCourt A great story about poverty and social exclusion, and the damage caused by addiction; I think one has to take it with a slight pinch of salt; but even so, it’s a compelling tale. #nwbooks https://t.co/57xpygP48W https://t.co/1Wr9YfC7vh https://t.co/VxcrM6gmEw
- Sun, 17:19: The Arabian Nights, ed. Muhsin Mahdi, tr. Hussein Haddawy I actually started with the Burton translation, but found it unreadable; this is much better. #nwbooks https://t.co/j5mNRULQHZ https://t.co/GR8YbWkOHY https://t.co/wwRkx00n8h
- Sun, 17:53: The Nannies, by Brian Killick It’s gentle, establishment humour, based around people who are not very conscious of their own flaws; the mood is of a slightly older generation trying to get to grips with the Sixties. #nwbooks https://t.co/uUuRZ3KOAD https://t.co/U988XWQsri https://t.co/EAnMwD9O43
- Sun, 18:19: Helen Waddell, by D. Felicity Corrigan https://t.co/aE3xXPgPZJ
- Sun, 19:30: Fantastic listening about Helen Waddell, thank you! https://t.co/fkAghRnbzL
- Sun, 20:48: RT @DPhinnemore: Will this week see a breakthrough in the UK-EU negotiations? Possibly. If there is white smoke on Saturday it will 65 yea…
- Mon, 09:30: Whoniversaries 2 November https://t.co/pR5t8kQd02
- Mon, 10:45: RT @IsabelHardman: Boris Johnson’s political mistake on a second lockdown was to regard the reasonable suggestions of his opponents as a ca…
- Mon, 11:28: I’m going to give a quick shout-out to the venison stew from Delhaize we ate yesterday. Everything you need in a single kit, very tasty, and as meats go venison is pretty climate-friendly. Had to stretch a bit to feed four, mind you. https://t.co/MXcEJFEkDr
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