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28th October 2024

I just wanted to get something off my chest. I have seen lots of other readers write about their "DNFs". I honestly have finished every book that I started and I know that I have, as a result, wasted lots of my time reading something when there are so many great books out there that I will never get to. The main reason is because when I am reading a an excellent book whist teaching, I am often so tired that I don't enjoy the 3 pages/evening before passing out. Once a holiday appears, I race through it and cannot put it down. How many DNFs were actually "not in the right frame of mind to enjoy"?

20th October 2024

Stephen King on Twitter/X:
"Looks like Holly Gibney and her friends Barbara and Jerome will be back for at least one more encore."
Music to my ears, one of the best things about King's works is the links between stories through characters and locations. The Outsider, Mr Mercedes, Finders Keepers, End of Watch, If It Bleeds and Holly.

8th October 2024

I am happy to say that I have now managed to sort out the majority of the web construction and coding. I am now typing up my data about the books that I have read to fill in the information for the catalogue. When it is all working well, I will then manage the colour scheme etc to distinguish it from my other website.

15th September 2024

Making this website is very much a hobby. I have my other site which is closely related to work and so sadly, it has to be a priority. I am "tinkering" with this site and have managed to get through some difficult code challenges and am very happy with the progress. This weekend, I have managed to sort out my library list so that I can see what I have in my little collection when I am out looking in book shops.
I can see the potential and I am very close to being fully functional, I just have to be patient.

This page was updated on: 1st September 2024