There’s plenty more to say on anti-heroes and villains – and don’t let’s forget the genuine heroes either. But it’s time to give them a little break, and cut in on a different topic this time. I have a little book-buying habit for Junior Reader. Actually, I have a large sized, well-developed book buying habit …
Category archives: Reading
Lit Kid: how bad is your baddie?
It’s school holiday week, and I’ve done a certain amount of pre-writing. So you’re getting all the goodies three days in a row – next week it’s back to normal service. (Writing about children’s literature is the sweet spot for now; so if I want two posts in the same week, I can. It’s my …
When we moved in
We got on with some painting at the weekend. Not the filling a blank canvas type – instead, creating the blank canvas itself. When we moved in, we were desperate to put our stamp on a place of our own. Five years of marriage: renting, saving, waiting for enough job stability to start a mortgage. …
Lit Kid: crime and consequences
There seems to be an ongoing conversation in my head about the nature of good and bad in kids’ books. I’m going with it. But with the good and bad also goes society’s response: as seen through the plot twists. I started off with the anti-hero: and the more I think about it, the more I …
That was the week that was: mid Feb 2014
I used to write more on Facebook. More of the daily diary; the little moments. These days, I’m writing here – which means I don’t always keep track of what is happening each week. Last week, I wrote a post which included some of that ‘what’s current’ information. So for my own sake, and my …