that no one can hear the whispers
they’ve lit the world so bright
that no one can see in the dark
they’ve told so many lies
that no one knows the truth now
they’ve ruined all of nature
and told us to play in the park
Minimalist Living — Genevieve Parker Hill
I used to have a very minimalist lifestyle. Used to. Maybe one day i’ll go back to that and this book waits in the pile for that day.
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Yeah, mine need some hacking. 
It sounded interesting so got added to the pile.
Yes, running 100 miles in 24 hours is on my bucket list. 
Note to Self — Joseph Lallo
Another temporal sci-fi tale, which, like Temporal Contingency, Joseph does incredibly well — he just seems to have a way of avoiding the mind fucks that most sci-fi writers get you into with this sub-genre.
This short was originally available in the Orphans in the Black Anthology, then made available to Joseph’s Patreon subscribers and now also in the collection Paradoxes and Dragons.
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The Pants Of Perspective — Anna McNuff
I read this some time ago before i started writing reviews — so its not exactly fresh in my mind. But i thought it would be a bit of a crime not to mention it on the website while i’m sorting through all my books, past and present.
From what i remember: it’s a true tale about this half baked, mad scheme, with not very much planning, to run the whole length of New Zealand by a (perhaps completely mad) woman who’s not really physically up to the task. But, completely undeterred, Anna sets off from the very bottom of the South island and heads North on a crazy adventure in some leggings she really likes.
It’s a really good story, and one well worth a read whether you’re into running and/or endurance sports or not. Because it’s not about running or endurance sports, it’s about a journey, the people, the places, the ups and the downs, and it’s a wonderful journey to read about.
So, if you like unicorns, and you like leggings, and who doesn’t like unicorns and leggings, and even if you don’t like unicorns and leggings, give it a read sometime.
Click here for unicorn leggings over at Amazon, and go on your own adventure somewhere.
I refuse to make any comments about people who don’t like unicorns and leggings, i’m trying my best to keep the website nice, positive and happy. 
xx
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Shogun — James Clavell
I’ve read this 3 times already and now i have all of The Asian Saga books it’s only a matter of time before it will certainly get read again and give it a real review, a truly excellent novel.
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Huxley in Hollywood — David K. Dunaway
Anything written by, or about, Aldous Huxley that i haven’t read already goes straight on ‘The Pile’.
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Chocolat — Joanne Harris
I thought i’d take a break away from the Vic Lit and dive into something a little more contemporary, and i wasn’t disappointed.
This one has only been sat in “The Pile” for just 4 months, so it’s jumped the queue by quite a bit (the other books will undoubtedly be feeling a little annoyed). I came across a really good review of this on social media and i took that as a message that it was time to read it.
So yeah, where to start with a review of this book. Well, the obvious one is, don’t read this if you’re a devout catholic. There’s a fair bit of catholic bashing in this book — which one might say is well deserved.
Mostly, this book is a criticism of the old ways of the catholic church and the sanctimonious, holier than though hypocrites who sit in self appointed, holy judgement over us heathens. And i must say, Joanne does a wonderful job of it, and some might even say, a much needed job considering the recent past.
All in all, a delightful story set in a small French village whose inhabitants were in desperate need of some good chocolate and an alternative view on life: other than the miserable one being suffered at the behest of aforementioned sanctimonious crowd with their church and priest in tow. And what better way of telling that story than setting up a chocolaterie directly opposite the parish church in the centre of the village.
I especially enjoyed the way Joanne alternates throughout between 2 completely separate protagonists’ narratives from 2 very different opposing protagonists, the chocolatier and the priest, and she makes that work really well, although it does make you pause a little when they swap over on occasion.
At the end the ultimate question of judgement has to be: am i going to read the next books in this series? Answer: as soon as i get a good price on them at Amazon i’ll definitely be adding them to “The Pile”. What hope is there for us book addicts as whenever i read one book off “The Pile” and all it does is inspire me to add three more books to it?
Did the book inspire to consume more cocoa products? No, i already consume too much already. #chocolatelove
Too many good writers and never enough reading time — or chocolate. All good fun though! 
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