Blogs about: The Uncommon Reader
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Favorite Books to Recommend
Recommending books is my business, or at least part of my business, and it can be a wonderful thing. The right book at the right time is a real gift. My friend Tim told me that Confederacy of Dunces… more →
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Alan Bennett's women
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Sass wrote 3 weeks ago: If you get the chance to watch ‘Being Alan Bennett’ on BBC2 or the iPlayer, please do. B … more →
*The Common Reader
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Lilian Nattel wrote 1 month ago: The Uncommon Reader: A Novella by Alan Bennett In The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett, Queen Eliabet … more →
Is reading selfish, solitary and elitist?
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loupie wrote 2 months ago: Is the act of reading something that closes you off from others, because of its solitary nature? Is … more →
Alan Bennett's The Uncommon Reader: Charming, Witty, Wise
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novelinsights wrote 3 months ago: I am so grateful to Simon (Savidge Reads) for giving me a copy of The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennet … more →
Have you come far? What are you reading?
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lizardyoga wrote 4 months ago: Wrote an article about the Plinth for OM magazine, a yoga publication. Steve came round and we watc … more →
Index of Archived Books
Sarah wrote 5 months ago: These are the books which escaped tagging in the initial conception of the blog! Alaa Al Aswany … more →
Favorite Books to Recommend
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bookgoddess wrote 7 months ago: Recommending books is my business, or at least part of my business, and it can be a wonderful thing. … more →
Book Review: The Uncommon Reader
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amyletinsky wrote 8 months ago: What happens when the leader of a country takes a sincere interest in reading? That’s the ques … more →
The Uncommon Reader
unfinishedchristian wrote 8 months ago: I have just read Alan Bennett’s The Uncommon Reader, a book of no more than 121 pages, which w … more →
Queen Elizabeth gets an iPod
virtualfarmboy wrote 9 months ago: The New York Times reports today that President and Mrs. Obama have given an iPod to Queen Elizabeth … more →
Review: The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett
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lisamm wrote 9 months ago: The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett surprised me. At 120 pages, it’s a novella, a bookish sna … more →
161 Days: Spontaneous Joy
PeaceLily wrote 10 months ago: I’ve been surfing blogs after a nice day out. The day out was a pleasant surprise. Saw a fri … more →
Teaser Tuesday
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belleofthebooks wrote 12 months ago: I decided to do a Teaser Tuesday because I’m way behind on reviews but I’m continuing to … more →
The Uncommon Reader - Alan Bennet
Humaira wrote 1 year ago: This is the charming tale of The Queen, who discovers a mobile library on her walks with the Corgis … more →
The uncommon reader
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tea wrote 1 year ago: The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett Spotted on Librarything’s ER list, I was pleasantly surpri … more →
Yeah for Book Give Aways in these Challenging Times
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248bookclub wrote 1 year ago: 24/8 just completed its book give away of three copies of THE DUCHESS, thank you so much to Random H … more →
[150] The Uncommon Reader - Alan Bennett
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Matthew wrote 1 year ago: “In truth, of course, those supposedly unguarded moments are just as much a performance as the … more →
BTT: Endings
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Emma wrote 1 year ago: What are your favourite final sentences from books? Is there a book that you liked specially because … more →
Break A Spell, Three Novels
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Matthew wrote 1 year ago: I decide that I need a break from the turmoil of In the Land of Green Ghosts, story of the escape of … more →
