Book No. 24: The Secret History, Donna Tartt (1992)
A relatively recent discovery for me, reading The Secret History book was a side-effect of me secretly joining a book club that never took off. I never got to discuss the book with…
Keep readingBook No. 25: How to Build a Girl, Caitlin Moran (2014)
We don’t spend much time teaching each other about different gendered experiences – particularly at a young age. Luckily, during the phase of my life when I realised feminism was a thing and…
Keep readingBook No. 26: Goodbye to All That, Robert Graves (1929)
Perhaps not the most beloved war memoir ever written, Goodbye to All That holds a special place to me as the first one I ever read. Bought during my first year at university…
Keep readingBook No. 27: More Than This, Patrick Ness (2013)
Prepare yourselves for a litany of Young Adult fiction books across this series. I still maintain that YA novels are some of the best, most gripping and most accessible books around. More Than…
Keep readingBook No. 28: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Philip K. Dick (1968)
You won’t find Blade Runner or its sequel on the list of films as we move through this blog (sorry, Vicki). It’s a film that shouts at me in a way I can’t…
Keep readingBook No. 29: Milk & Honey, Rupi Kaur (2014)
This book has, in recent years, earned a bit of a reputation for being the ‘basic bitch’ poetry book. It’s the poetry book for those who aren’t usually into poetry. I am not…
Keep readingBook No. 30: The Orange Book, Paul Marshall & David Laws (2004)
I’m afraid for those of us who aren’t too familiar with Liberal Democrat history, this is going to be a bit of a dry one. I joined the party back in 2015, shortly…
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