Alex White writes

Tag: book-reviews

  • My reading life as a book reviewer, 1985 to 1992

    My reading life as a book reviewer, 1985 to 1992

    When I left university, I thought, “Great. I will never have to read what other people want me to read.”

    No more Walter Scott’s Waverley and no need to finish Nostromo.

    Life is too short to finish books you are not enjoying.

    Then I started Shelf Life, a book section on Channel 4’s teletext service, created with the sole purpose of allowing me to get free books.

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  • My reading life as a student, 1978 to 1985

    My reading life as a student, 1978 to 1985

    In this series of posts, I am reviewing my reading life (not my Reading life).

    Since my early reading life, I have kept a list of nearly 1,500 books I’ve read since 1978. Each year, I choose my book of the year.

    At roughly 25 books a year with an average life expectancy, I might read another 425 books.

    What must I read before I go to the library in the sky?

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