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Top 5 Favourite Literary Fathers/Father Figures

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There are so very few fathers or father figures in novels that make a big impact, and it’s quite sad. I really wish there were more fathers involved in novels, they can be such a figure of support and make me really happy when i read about their relationship with their children. I always like the fathers in novels that remind me the most of my dad, I think I like reading about him personified in to different characters. Well here is my little list of my favourite fathers or father figures in novels!

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How To Be Both by Ali Smith Read-Along

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We are coming to you again with another read-along! We love having read-alongs on this blog and getting all our friends involved with reading some of our favourite or most anticipated books! (That’s kind of a lie, we nag them all until they join in.) This time we will be reading How To Be Both by Ali Smith!

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ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK BY PIPER KERMAN REVIEW

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Title: Orange is the New Black: My Year in a Women’s Prison

Author: Piper Kerman

Genre: Non-fiction, Memoir

Publisher: Abacus

Publication Date: 2010

Pages: 352

Summary:

With her career, live-in boyfriend and loving family, Piper Kerman barely resembles the rebellious young woman who, over a decade ago, got mixed up with drug runners and delivered a suitcase of drug money to Europe. But when she least expects it, her reckless past catches up with her: convicted and sentenced to fifteen months at an infamous women’s prison in Connecticut, Piper becomes inmate #11187-424. From her first strip search to her final release, she learns to navigate this strange world with its arbitrary rules and codes, its unpredictable, even dangerous relationships. And she meets women from all walks of life, who surprise her with tokens of generosity, hard truths and simple acts of acceptance.

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May 2016 Wrap-Up

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So far in 2016 i’ve had some really great reading months, and i’m personally very happy with the amount of reading that i’ve achieved (and how much i’ve lowered my TBR pile)! I May has been no different. I’ve managed to read a hefty amount for myself again, and i’m keeping on top of my reading and enjoying my new found freedom of no longer being a university student and being swamped with assignments. Here’s to summer reading!

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Top 5 Book Theme Songs

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This weeks Top 5 Wednesday post is the top 5 songs that you associate with certain books. This can be something that is a part of the movie adaptation of the book, a song you were listening to at the time of reading, a song that fits with a tone of a book or lyrics that match the story. I personally do not really associate songs to books because I cannot listen to music while I read at all, but I thought this might be interesting. I tend to associate music to time periods in my life and events, I’m not sure how this will work with books!

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