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May round-up

On May 31, 2016September 2, 2016 By bookskepticIn Thoughts3 Comments

  May was a good month, spring has finally started so I had my first days spent in the park with a book. I'm slowly working my way through all the books I have, no longer on a book buying ban, but still managed to buy less than I read in a month, I'm very …

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April round-up

On May 4, 2016May 30, 2016 By bookskepticIn Thoughts3 Comments

Book buying ban is definitely over. I didn't stick to it in April and decided to call it a day, I managed 3 months and that's as long as I could expect. Reading was good in April, I read more serious things than usual, mainly because I was trying to finish the Neapolitan Series and …

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Where do you read?

On April 26, 2016April 24, 2016 By bookskepticIn Thoughts10 Comments

Where writers write is an often discussed subject, is it an isolated place or is Starbucks the best. Is writing tower one of writer's basic rights? Or a writing shed at the very least? Because we're all readers I wanted to ask you where do you read? When I was younger I always read in …

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Why I should be banned from bookshops?

On April 19, 2016April 17, 2016 By bookskepticIn Thoughts25 Comments

That's why: I just went for a Sunday walk in the park, when I was coming back home I innocently thought 'I have some change, so let's change it into books'. I ended up spending double that and pretty much filled my next month reading 😉 That's why I'm starting to think that charity shops …

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March round-up

On March 31, 2016September 2, 2016 By bookskepticIn Thoughts6 Comments

I cannot believe it's almost April! Somehow it still feels like the beginning of the year, maybe because I didn't have many resolutions I could break as time passed. March has been full of travels for me, so I didn't have much as time for reading or blogging as I'd like. I love travelling so no …

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Something to share

On March 28, 2016March 18, 2016 By bookskepticIn ThoughtsLeave a comment

Today I wanted to share with you an app that a friend of mine from university showed me when we met recently - Daily Art. This free app has been around for few years already; it brings you one new painting every day with a brief description. I like the fact that it doesn't spam …

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Napoli weekend

On March 26, 2016March 18, 2016 By bookskepticIn Thoughts5 Comments

Wow! I wish I had more than just three days! And I'm definitely going back. 2 weeks ago I spent an extended weekend in Naples, but there is so many interesting things around that in the city itself I only spent the last day. Before I went to Napoli I managed to read the first …

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THIS or THAT book tag

On March 16, 2016March 17, 2016 By bookskepticIn Thoughts7 Comments

I have been tagged by Cassie @rantsandravesofabibliophile for my first book tag! Thank you, Cassie! 🙂 The Rules Mention the creator of the tag (Ayunda @Tea and Paperbacks). Thank the blogger who tagged you! Choose one of the options. You don’t have to tell the reasons why you chose that, but you can also do them …

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What if book characters could blog?

On March 12, 2016March 18, 2016 By bookskepticIn Thoughts3 Comments

Sarah at Hard Book Habit reminded me recently that Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie created a real-life version of Ifemelu's blog. I think it is a great way to extend the life of characters beyond the book and make the book itself never ending. As it is a Saturday and hopefully you all have a bit more time I …

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February round-up

On March 2, 2016September 2, 2016 By bookskepticIn Thoughts5 Comments

February has been another interesting month. I participated in Book Blogger Appreciation Week, my first event, I really liked it and thanks to it I found even more awesome blogs to follow. I broke my book buying ban, but I have a good excuse: I am going to Naples and Elena Ferrante books are absolutely …

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