As i described above the aim of the blog is to enable people to discuss the book they are currently reading as well as commenting on other people's posts. With Blogger you are able to have multiple bloggers (if each person creates there own account) If you are interested in writing you own post on 'Mrs Butlers Slow Reading Class' let me know, and i'll send you an author invitation.
amz_et24@hotmail.com
The more authors the better the blog will become.
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
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Friday, November 19, 2010
Millennium Triolgy
Steig Larsson's Millennium Triolgy has got to be the best series of books i have read in a long time. The Swedish author's series has taken the world by storm! When i went on holiday in August, no exaggeration but 60% of people around the pool were reading one of these books, we may have all been reading them in different languages, but nobody could but it down. The books are as follows: (and yes you do have to read them in the right order!)
1. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
2. The Girl who played with Fire
3. The Girl who kicked the hornet's Nest.
The books follow several main characters including Lisbeth Slander who is a distinguished computer hacker constantly on the wrong side of the law. I sympathized with her, however other people i have spoke to couldn't stand her. Michael Blomkvist is a magazine reporter who throughout the series seems to be sleeping with someone. When you start reading the book you have to preserver for the first 50 pages, the swedish names are a little hard to get you mouth around but it's not like you have to say them out loud.
I thought the second book is the best, as the third gets a little heavy into the Swedish police systems, but they're all very gripping. Certainly worth a read.
I recently watched the Swedish film, The girl with a dragon Tattoo, its a pretty good remake of the book, but its definitely not something you can watch with your parents. In parts it's pretty difficult to watch do to the graphic abusive scenes, but it all helps to build the characters and to understand their past. The next film has recently come out at the pictures, so i'll be off to see that pretty soon.
I'd love to hear what you thought of the books/film!
1. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
2. The Girl who played with Fire
3. The Girl who kicked the hornet's Nest.
The books follow several main characters including Lisbeth Slander who is a distinguished computer hacker constantly on the wrong side of the law. I sympathized with her, however other people i have spoke to couldn't stand her. Michael Blomkvist is a magazine reporter who throughout the series seems to be sleeping with someone. When you start reading the book you have to preserver for the first 50 pages, the swedish names are a little hard to get you mouth around but it's not like you have to say them out loud.
I thought the second book is the best, as the third gets a little heavy into the Swedish police systems, but they're all very gripping. Certainly worth a read.
I recently watched the Swedish film, The girl with a dragon Tattoo, its a pretty good remake of the book, but its definitely not something you can watch with your parents. In parts it's pretty difficult to watch do to the graphic abusive scenes, but it all helps to build the characters and to understand their past. The next film has recently come out at the pictures, so i'll be off to see that pretty soon.
I'd love to hear what you thought of the books/film!
Please Mrs Butler
Please Mrs Butler
The first book I remember reading along with the infamous Biff, Chip and Kipper series (if your under 30 you'll know what I'm on about) is Please Mrs Butler by Allan Ahlberg.
The first book I remember reading along with the infamous Biff, Chip and Kipper series (if your under 30 you'll know what I'm on about) is Please Mrs Butler by Allan Ahlberg.
The book is filled with school playground poems which every child can relate too. Hours of fun were spent with my mum reading Mrs Butler's Slow Reading Class (well at least ten minutes as the aim is to read the poem as slow as possible!)
I don't know anyone else who has every read this book, the amount of times i've made a joke about being in Mr's Butlers class and no one has a clue what i'm on about! Surely there are people who love this book as much as i do, i still have my copy, and am looking forward to the day i can share it with my children. I used to read lots of poems as a child, however i haven't continued to as an adult. Perhaps a poetry book will be my next purchase.
I can't believe people are willing to sell their copy of Please Mrs Butler for a penny! Never mind this is a classic children's book, but really is it honestly worth the effort of selling it for a penny?
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