Norfolk Bookworm

A place for a Norfolk based bookworm to record her feelings on some of the books she reads.

Saturday, 26 October 2024

Theatre visit

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  Come From Away - Norwich Theatre Royal. Back before the pandemic I used to go to the theatre an awful lot - which was great from both a cu...
Friday, 18 October 2024

In praise of libraries

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  Budget busting! I'm guessing that regular readers of the blog will realise that I am a voracious and omnivorous reader with a serious ...
Friday, 4 October 2024

Micro Review 15 (2024)

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  There are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak (Penguin Books) I'm known in family circles for being someone who swallows books whole  - I...
Saturday, 28 September 2024

Micro Review 14 (2024)

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  Edith Holler by Edward Carey (Gallic Books) I couldn't resist this book when Gallic Books were offering advance copies to reviewers, a...
Tuesday, 17 September 2024

Micro Review 13 (2024)

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  Turtle Moon by Hannah Gold, illustrated by Levi Pinfold (HarperCollins) I think that it was Kentishbookboy who introduced me to Hannah Gol...
Saturday, 14 September 2024

Busy doing nothing

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  A week away After the dodgy summer that we've had Mr Norfolkbookworm and I decided that we needed a week away doing nothing except eat...
Tuesday, 10 September 2024

Twenty books in twenty days (part two)

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  Books that have stayed with me. As previously mentioned on Social Media I took part in a challenge to list a book that had stayed with me ...
Friday, 6 September 2024

Twenty books in twenty days (part one)

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  Books that have stayed with me. As previously mentioned on Social Media I took part in a challenge to list a book that had stayed with me ...
Monday, 2 September 2024

Not being entirely honest with myself

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  Twenty Books, Twenty Days On social media I've recently been taking part in a challenge about books. The idea is that you pick 20 book...
Friday, 30 August 2024

Micro Review 12 (2024) Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize

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  Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar (Pan Macmillan) This was my last read from the Waterstones Prize shortlist and sadly it wasn't a case that I...
Monday, 26 August 2024

Women In Translation 2024

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  I am so pleased that I saw advance warning of this go by online as while I do read a lot of books in translation (40 last year and 36 alre...
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Friday, 16 August 2024

Micro review 11 (2024) Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize

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  Greta & Valdin by Rebecca K Reilly (Cornerstone) My shortlist reading continued with this quirky book from New Zealand and it was one ...
Thursday, 8 August 2024

Micro Review 10 (2024) Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize

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  Glorious Exploits by Ferdia Lennon (Penguin Books) As I started reading the books for the Debut Fiction Prize so late I was aware that thi...
Monday, 5 August 2024

Micro Review 9 (2024) Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize

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  The Silence in Between by Josie Ferguson (Transworld) Next from the Debut Fiction list for me was The Silence in Between  and again on pap...
Friday, 2 August 2024

Micro Review 8 (2024) Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize

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  Mongrel by Hanako Footman (Footnote Press) This was my second read from the Waterstones Debut list simply because it was the next book tha...
Wednesday, 31 July 2024

Micro Review 7 (2024) - Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize

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  The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley (Sceptre) Other reading projects meant that I didn't get round to reading the shortlist for th...
Wednesday, 29 May 2024

Micro review 6 (2024)

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  Paws & Portals by Ellie Warren (Curiosity Killed the Bookworm) Sometimes what you need to read is a gentle, fun book that takes you ri...
Friday, 24 May 2024

Time Flies

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  I really didn't mean for two months to go by without a blog post, this time my excuse is a travel adventure and then reading books in ...
Wednesday, 27 March 2024

Micro review 5 (2024) - so far out of my comfort zone I can't even see it!

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  Kammy: My Unbelievable Life by Chris Kamara (Pan Macmillan) I've written before about how I often read for various projects which intr...
Thursday, 14 March 2024

Micro review 4 (2024)

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  Safiyyah's War by Hiba Noor Khan (Andersen Press) I read this book back last summer and really enjoyed reading it. It is  another book...
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Sarah
Norfolk, United Kingdom
I read lots and lots of books, some are quick reads and some make me think more. I also appear to have developed a serious theatre habit which I talk about a lot. I've just finished an MA degree and now spend a lot of time researching various aspects of WW1 for various causes. This is the place for my thoughts - generally about books, films, plays and travel but other things may creep in.
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