Day Nineteen: A book that changed your mind about a particular subject (non-fiction). The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Philosophy. I took a Philosophies of Modernity class in my final year of University. It was a poor decision: I didn’t enjoy any of it. I took it because I really enjoyed modernity from a sociological perspective,Continue reading “30 Day Book Challenge: Day Nineteen”
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30 Day Book Challenge: Day Eighteen
Day Eighteen: A book you can’t find on shelves anymore that you love. Hunter’s Moon by Garry Kilworth. A book about foxes? Yes, please. As I mentioned in my Day Nine review, “I grew up in the only place in the world, bar Antarctica, where foxes do not live.” I love these animals so much,Continue reading “30 Day Book Challenge: Day Eighteen”
30 Day Book Challenge: Day Seventeen
Day Seventeen: A book turned movie and completely desecrated. The Golden Compass by Phillip Pullman. Note – also called ‘Northern Lights’ outside of the US. There are so many books out there that when turned into a movie are considerably crap. In fact, the only films I have ever seen that I liked better thanContinue reading “30 Day Book Challenge: Day Seventeen”
30 Day Book Challenge: Day Fifteen
Day Fifteen: Your favourite book dealing with foreign culture Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden. I’m Australian. I really could have picked any book that deals with a non-Australian culture. I could have picked an English boarding school book or an American finishing school book. They’re both foreign cultures to me. But the firstContinue reading “30 Day Book Challenge: Day Fifteen”
30 Day Book Challenge: Day Thirteen
Day Thirteen: Your favourite childhood book. On The Way Home by Jill Murphy. Contrary to what my family believes, I did NOT memorise this book when I read it out loud. I read it. I just read it so often, they thought I did. But at age 5 I really wasn’t smart enough to learnContinue reading “30 Day Book Challenge: Day Thirteen”
Lissa Bilyk 