Book One: A Book Over 500 Pages

The Diary of a Provincial Lady by E.M. Delafield

Book one is a go and I've started with the top of my list, a book with over 500 pages. This was originally a bit daunting, as I trawled through Waterstones picking up books and flicking to the back to check the page count. I didn't want to be too picky because that's not really a challenge and I ended up torn between two books, the one I ended up buying and will begin reading and It's Not Me, It's You by Mhairi McFarlane. That sounded really funny, witty and just my sort of thing, it had tonnes of positive reviews and the cover is really cool too. But once again, a book that's "just my sort of thing" isn't the point, it's not a challenge. Maybe I'll come back to it for another point on the list, but it seemed too easy. So I went with The Diary of a Provincial Lady. A largely autobiographical book by E.M. Delafield, set in the 1920's. "Here we go, a different tone of language, something I'd not heard of before and a review on the back by India Knight, I'm gonna buy it!" I thought as I strode toward the till. Where I then had to wait for ages and ended up buying a sudoku book because I have no willpower. 

Honestly I just wanted a photo with my tattoo in it.

But anyway, I'm excited to read it! It's a Penguin Modern Classic which is always a good sign, and they make you look intelligent and hip on the bus. I'll let you know what I think about halfway, and then the end opinion. Bear with me, it's 548 pages!
Have you read anything over 500 pages? Was it any good? Have you read this?
H x

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Woman

Oh hiya! I know, I know, I start a new one of these at every chance I can, making punny entry titles and rabbiting on about something you could probably have gone your entire day without. Oh and let's not forget being self-deprecating! I recently - if you follow me on Twitter you'll know - started the Pop Sugar 2015 Reading Challenge. I am a huge bookworm if the heaving MDF shelves of books in my room is anything to go by. I found the list via Tumblr (wow there's a lot of self promotion in these waters today folks!) and knew if I was gonna survive my dissertation year, I'd need a release, and in my case, it's spending ALLLL my wages and loan in bookshops. Sounds good to me.

So a few bits before we go ahead and read a bloody shedload of books this year. I'm gonna try doing this list in order, to the best of my ability. If I go off track and read a graphic novel before one that my mum likes, I'll let you know I've diverted, but then get back on list. Second off, I'll let you know what I think of these books, review them almost, but I'm not Stephen Fry or the editor of The Guardian, you don't have to listen to me, you might disagree and hey, that's marvellous! I'll try not to blabber on too much. So here we go, are we all prepared, seatbelts on, doors shut, holding on to our hats? Good, me too. Let's read!