A Sky Full of Starlings: A Diary of a Birding Year - Stephen Moss

Advantages: interesting, nice to read, not boring
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...I have one more novel that I´d like to introduce to you. It´s called "The diary of Ellen Rimbauer - My life at Rose Red". I´ve read this book in the English edition and don´t even know what it is called here in Germany, but I guess you don´t care about that anyway. ABOUT THE AUTHOR °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° This is a bit difficult. On the book is written Joyce Reardon and an epilogue by Steven Rimbauer. In the book itself are no reverences to other authors. Nevertheless Stephen King fans actually know that the whole thing was kind of a "trick" of him and in the beginning people even speculated if he himself wrote this book, because the style is very similar to his own novels. Meanwhile the real author of the book is known, it is Ridley Pearson, an American author of thrillers who workes as an author since the 70s. He... Read review

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Advantages: Return of the Feegles!
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...A Hat Full Of Sky. “A Hat Full of Sky” is a “Discworld” novel but one that falls into the category of children’s books. Rather than concentrating on the Discworld that Terry Pratchett fans would be used to, this book can be read without too much of a working knowledge of the other books or characters. Though I would say you will enjoy it more if you read “The Wee Free Men” first. This novel is a continuation of the life story of Tiffany Aching (11 year old witch trainee) and her sometime helpers (hindrances?) the Nac Mac Feegles. 6 inch tall Scottish Pictsies, who like nothing more than fighting and getting “Pished”. Both of who were given staring rolls in “The Wee Free Men”. Background, In “the Wee Free Men” we are introduced to young Tiffany Aching (aged 9) and her first meeting the Nac Mac Feegles. She single... Read review

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Advantages: By turns funny, insightful and sad.
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...For those who are not familiar with Monty Python or Michael Palin, Monty Python were one of the most successful comedy groupings of the late 60s / early 70s on television and went on to make a host of films and records. After this productive time, Michael Palin went on to such projects as Pole to Pole, Round the World in 80 Days and Sahara. He is now more of an author than a comedian, but this diary charts the beginning of his career. The other Pythons were John Cleese - also famous for Fawlty Towers, Graham Chapman - a much missed Python, who was described by John Cleese as the best actor of the group, Terry Jones - who shares an interest in comedy with an interest in medieval history - hence his recent series Medieval Lives, Eric Idle - also a great musical talent, who supplied most of Python's songs, and Terry Gilliam - responsible... Read review

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