Book club

A new book bi-weekly.

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I'm an avid reader; it's actually one of my all-time favourite hobbies. Growing up I found everything interesting and I wanted to learn about it all. Obviously, by the time A-Levels and University degrees rolled around, I quickly realised that my quest to learn about literally anything and everything would have to sadly narrow down to one/two subjects. Not surprisingly, I never really was into fiction all that much.. autobiographies and biographies were what my soul craved. I find it fascinating to learn about people; who they are, what they specialise in, how they became that way, if there are cultural/childhood upbringings which allowed them to become the way they did and if these similarities differed to others. Naturally, I find myself highlighting quotes, facts & figures and memorable dates. Very nerdy, yes.

 

So here you have my selection of books, which I have read through, cover to cover. I have created a timeline of any major dates relating to said person, included the introduction from the book (if there was one available), listed all those who have been specifically mentioned by said person or who I believe were a significant part of their lives, plucked quotes that stood out to me the most and finally, made some notes of my thoughts throughout the book.

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For anyone who can't be bothered to go through the hundreds of pages themselves, I'm hoping you can find something useful in my myriad of notes. And for others, maybe something will catch your eye that might encourage you to read the book.

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Either way... I'm just excited to add yet another book to my reading list :)