Showing posts with label Books. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Books. Show all posts

September TBR


Since about mid-august I have been stuck in a reading slump, I found no interest in any of the books I have been wanting to read for the last few months or in some cases the last year. Now my TBR is currently moulded by my required reading for my English Module next semester.

Insurgent by Veronica Roth 

Since reading Divergent last year I have been wanting to read the rest of the trilogy, as not only is it a nice quick read but has a fast paced storyline that will keep me engaged.

Attack on Titan by Hajime Isayama 

During the months of July and August I watched the anime series with J and when I saw these books for under £2 each I decided now would be the perfect time to read the manga. And as with all gapthic novels these shouldn't take me all that long to get through leaving me more time for the next three books.

Selected Poems by Oscar Wilde

Unsurprisingly this is one of the books on my reading list, and as I have never read Wilde before I am excited to see what he has to offer. As someone who doesn't normally like poetry all that much I hope Wilde brings something new to the genre that I haven't seen before and that matched my attention.

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 

Again required reading but as this book is broken up into many shorter stories, I am going to gradually make my way through this book while I read the other books in my TBR before the semester starts.

Testament of Youth by Vera Brittain 

This isn't actually on my list for required reading, but was recommended to me by my mother and grandmother, and giving that they normally have very good taste in books I have been slowly making my way through the book. It can be a hard read at times, but it is a book that makes you think about your priorities and WW1 in a very different light.

What do you want to read this month?

XO, Miriam

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A little book haul



So during my travels in and around the Scottish Borders I picked up a couple of books, I actually bought all of these in one secondhand book shop in Berwick, on Castlegate road I think. Only one of these was for pleasure reading purposes, and the other two are for my reading list next semester. 

Insurgent by Veronica Roth - as can guess this was my pleasure read pick, it is the second book in the Divergent Trilogy. I wasn't planning on buying a physical copy of the book but for £2 it was a steal.  

Selected Poems by Oscar Wilde - while this is on my reading list, I have never read Oscar Wilde so I'm actually quite interested in reading through these. 

Complete poems by John Milton - this is the book I'm the least excited about, I have tried to both listen and read to Paradise Lost which is why I bought the book, but I'm not quite sure if I'm going to be able to, this one may result in some Sparknotes research... 

XO, Miriam 

Got to get back to Hogwarts

My small excursion to The Harry Potter Warner Brother Studios:


And Just so you know, I am a Slytherin  don't judge please..


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xoxo Miriam

Unfinished Thoughts.

Watch the numbers fall,
And me shrink.

Only miss me when,
I am gone.

Take advantage,
Then watch the breakdown.

Realise that,
It was you,
That caused this.

This suicide.
That leaves me,
Alive but dead inside.

 

 

Some unfinished thoughts about the past...

 

xoxo Miriam

#OOTD: Street stalls on The Seine

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Wondering the streets of Paris!


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We found so many of these street stalls on the banks of the Seine, between, the Musée d'Orsay and Notre-dam, I didn't buy anything, but they made for some cute photos.


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My sister and I, outside Notre-dam, which I think looks worse now there are viewing steps...


What I wore:


T-shirt - Hollister


Skirt - New look


Bag - Local county show


Shoes - Converse All Stars


xoxo Miriam

The Book Club: The Apartment

The Book Club: The Apartment

Rating: 7.5/10

Synopsis:
A man walks across and old European capital. Heavy snow falls. He has come from far away, hoping to forget. In the company of a new friend and alive to the new experiences of the city, he moves through the snow and his complicated history in search of an apartment.

My views:
This is both one of the best and strangest books I have read in quite sometime. I am quite a fast reader but this took me almost 2 weeks to get through, it challenged me more that I thought it would, asking questions about politics and my personal views on if you can truly be anonymous anywhere that you live. The only character I feel like talking about is Saskia which is the anonymous American's friend (aka the main character). She is both relatable and so far off from everything you know all in one, obsessed with art and a good social life, yet she is the one that raised all of the philosophical questions and political issues that rotate around the US. Oh and this book has no chapters none at all as far as I can tell it is just a stream of consciousness...
Basically what I am saying is if you lie your morals, politics and opinions being tested by a book read this.

xoxo Miriam
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