A to Z Challenge: K

Hello Everyone, 

On my list of places I want to visit is South Korea. Despite the problems it has had with the North, It is a truly unique country with so many interesting things to see and do.

The star sight to see is the Paektu Mountain, an active volcano between North Korea and China. There is a lake atop the mountain called Lake Heaven in the caldera of the mountain. It looks like a glorious place to spend in quiet contemplation. And take pictures. Lots and lots of pictures.

A to Z Challenge: E

Hello Everyone, 

Although it perhaps wouldn't be the best place to go to right at the moment, somewhere I always want to try and make it to is Egypt. 

The pyramids, the Sphinx and learning about one of the greatest and oldest cultures in the world is a fascinating venture. I know a little from reading in books, but to actually see where this history took place would be amazing. Learning through seeing would mean that you would absorb so much more than simply seeing it on the page. Passing by the Red Sea and the River Nile would also be pretty cool, and I would love to ride a camel. 

My parents also went on a trip to Egypt, before they had me. They look so young and carefree, and I want to experience that, and to go somewhere that they went would mean a lot to me.

A to Z Challenge: D-Day

Hello Everyone,

Its D-day, and today class we're going to learn about Denmark. 

I want to visit Denmark because there is so much history in its land. Literary history is particularly prevalent there. A little story about the prince of Denmark's reaction to the murder of his father, you may have heard of it, Hamlet? The Little Mermaid also is thought to have taken place in Denmark, as Hans Christian Anderson, the writer/collector of the fairy tales like the Snow Queen, Thumbelina and The Emperor's New Clothes also hails from there. As an English student, I would love to see around where a literary hero lived and walked. 

A to Z Challenge: Oh I do like to be beside the C-side....

Hello Everyone, 

Its time to consider C, and where I am going today for the A to Z Challenge. And the dial lands on... China. 

Now, a lot of places I want to visit are based on the fact that I know someone from there, or someone I know visited it and recommended it. This time it is the latter, and surprise surprise, it was my Dad. He goes to China for his work, and every time he comes back with all these stories about the things he did and saw, and I want to do and see these things too. 

China made it onto my list because it is a completely different culture from anything else in the world. There are so many sights to see: the Great Wall of China, the Terracotta Army, the Palaces, and of course baby pandas. Cuteness personified. All the authentic Chinese food sounds lovely too. I might just go on a ride down the Li River too. There are so many things to do, a backpacking student would be in absolute heaven, and they don't even need to leave that one country.

A to Z Challenge: B is for....

Hello Everyone, 

The second day of the A-Z Challenge has come, and I am Busy considering the Bahamas on my Blog (haha, I'm hilarious aren't I?).

The Bahamas are a cluster of Islands off the coast of Florida. There are about 30 inhabited islands, but there are 700 islands altogether. You could do an entire holiday or travelling there. A romantic getaway, spa trip, whatever you want, its gonna look gorgeous. Even if you love history and sightseeing, you can do something under those umbrellas.

It looks like Paradise to me. You can go snorkeling, deep sea diving and rock-climbing. I may not seem like it all the time, but I do love being active and trying out new activities. Although I do have one main consideration: I must be able to take pictures. I have gotten better at doing it while things are moving and having quick reactions to snap the instant reactions or things I'm doing.

Any way, one of my top places to visit would be the Bahamas, definitely for about a month or so, just to get in the perfect amount of sightseeing,outdoor activities and relaxing on the beaches of Paradise.

A-Z Challenge: A

Hello Everyone, 

Today is the first day of the A-Z Challenge 2015. I am going to be bogging for 26 days out of April's 30, with Sundays off for good behaviour. My theme this year is Places I want to Travel to (check out my the theme reveal here). 

Today's letter is A, and the country is Australia. I want to visit Australia for personal reasons. One of my oldest friends moved there about a year and a half ago, and I'm pretty keen to see him again. He lives in Adelaide (another A) in the south. Lots of pretty beaches and sun for me to relax in, along with beach-side bars too. 

I also have family elsewhere in Australia, so visiting them would be fun too. Of course there is also Sydney and all that entails to see the Opera House etc. 

Another reason to see Australia is a little island off the coast of Australia called Tasmania. One, I want to see a Tasmanian Devil. So if not in Tasmania, where else am I going to see one? Two, I want to see my Dad's old stomping ground of George Town, a tiny little town in the north of the island where he lived for a few years. It also has some pretty nice hiking trails.

So Australia is on my A-Z list to visit.

A-Z Challenge Theme Reveal

Hello Everyone, 

This year I've decided to take part in the A-Z Challenge again. 26 days of blogging, with only Sundays off. Pretty intense. So I have to reveal my theme for this year. And it is....

DRUMROLL PLEASE.....

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....PLACES I WANT TO TRAVEL TO!

Well, what do you guys think? Are you as excited as me? 

A-Z Challenge: Z

Hello Everyone,

Today’s the last day of the A to Z Challenge which is sad as I’ve enjoyed writing about all the different books, and knowing what I am going to write about every-day. It’s a little daunting, having to try and think about other things to write about, so today’s book is perfect for this. It is a collection of essays called Zen in the art of writing by Ray Bradbury on the love of writing. They try to inspire writers to write, and give creative ideas about what to write.

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The main points of the essays are:

• Write about something that excites you. If you are not excited about it, then your writing will only be half as good.
• Watch the world around you, that’s where the best inspiration will come from. A phrase said, or an out of place sign, they can all lead to inspiration.
• Read. Keep reading lots of different things, and this will keep you inspiration alive. Your writing will also get better and easier if you read more.
• Don’t doubt yourself. If you don’t believe in your work, then no one else will.
• Do writing exercises, like word association or write a few lines about a certain subject. This will just make writing so much easier.
• Editing is fantastic. It is much easier now that we’ve got word programs to help us. Your writing will get much better when you edit. And it is always easier to cut down than flesh out.

How do you think about what to write? Where does your inspiration come from? Your life? World events? A review of something you’ve used? Let me know by commenting below.

Gracexxx

A-Z Challenge: Y

Hello Everyone,

Today’s book is not a book, it is a poem by Robert Burns. I don’t like poetry as a rule, I don’t mind reading it, but that is all (apart from Shakespeare, who has a special place in my heart), I am not keen on studying it and writing about it. However, there is a slight moment of pride when I read a Robert Burns poem. I just love the way it sounds when someone Scottish reads it out, almost strengthening their accent when speaking. There is something to it that sounds so natural and beautiful that I just sort of melt inside. The subject matter of love doesn’t help either, clearly Burns (or the speaker) was just so suave and smooth with the opposite sex that the words seemed to come so easy to him. I just love them.

Ye Banks and Braes O’Bonnie Doon is a Scottish lullaby about a woman singing to the river. She cannot believe that it is so beautiful, but so cruel at the same time. I don’t completely understand all of it, but I think you don’t always need to understand everything in a poem, some ambiguity is good. It allows you to interpret the poem in whatever way that you want. I really just love the way the poem sounds, it could be complete nonsense, but if it sounds nice then I will love it.

This poem can be sung, so I have included a link to a video of John Barrowman singing it, he does no' a bad job! (Ye Banks and Braes O'Bonnie Doon). As a result throughout the ages, this song has had many different versions. All three are lovely, but the one that is sang in the video is my favourite. Another person that does a good version is Eddie Reader here.

What is your favourite Burns song? Comment below telling me.

Gracexxx

A-Z Challenge: X

Hello Everyone,

Today’s letter is X, and this one was a tough one as you could have guessed. There aren’t many books beginning with X surprisingly, so when I found out that Edith Wharton, one of my favourite author’s had written something beginning with X, I just knew that I had to write something on it.

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Xingu is about a group of ladies who meet up for a book group in order to be a pretentious as possible. One day, an author that all the ladies bar one, Mrs Roby, has read visits the book club. She proves to be one of the most pretentious and condescending woman the ladies have met, and makes all the other ladies feel small and stupid. However, the outcast of the group, Mrs Roby mentions the concept of Xingu, and all the other ladies pretend to know exactly what she is talking about, essentially making it up as they go along. The author is totally flummoxed, and begs to leave with Mrs Roby. The ladies, left to their own devices, start to argue amongst each other, still with no clue what they are talking about.

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This just sounds hilarious, and something I totally get. Have you ever pretended to know about something that you don’t? I have (normally about arty films), more often than people would guess! It’s never nice to made to feel stupid, so being able to pick things up, and act like you know something is better than that.7

Gracexxx

A-Z Challenge: W

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The letter is W, and the book is the Wonderful Wizard of Oz. I love everything ‘Ozian’ (including my friend who has recently moved there). For my eighteenth birthday I was given a copy of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz with a difference. Instead of Dorothy’s name in it, it was my name. It was specially ordered for me by my friend who has recently moved to Australia. When he gave it to me, i was chatting to him as I opened it, and when I saw what it was, my voice went up a couple of octaves, and I did a pretty girly scream of excitement. This is a completely unique gift, and I will keep it forever.

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I had read the book before, and seen the movie, and seen most of the spin-off movies. I’ve also read the prequel Wicked, and the other books in that series, and I was Dorothy for Halloween a few years ago. I have seen the stage show of Wicked twice, and I am going to see it for a third time when it comes up to Glasgow in May. So you can say I am a bit of a fan. And this is the book that started it all.

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It tells the story of a little girl called Dorothy who lives on a farm in Kansas with her uncle and her aunt. She has a little dog called Toto, and one day a tornado hits the farm. Dorothy falls and hits her head, and sees the house being pulled into the tornado and whisked away, leaving her uncle and aunt in cellar back in Kansas. When the house stops, Dorothy finds herself in the magical and of Oz. In order to get home, she is sent on a quest to find the Wizard, who can grant wishes, and lives in Oz. To do so, she must follow a road made of yellow bricks. As a reward for killing the Wicked Witch of the East (her house fell on her), she is given a pair of ruby red slippers. On her quest, she meets a Scarecrow who has no brains, a Tin Man who has no heart, and a Cowardly Lion with no courage. Together they travel to Oz, hindered by the Wicked Witch of the West, who wants revenge on Dorothy for killing her sister and taking her shoes. Will the characters ever get their wishes, will they meet the Wizard, and will Dorothy ever get home?

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The story teaches children to be reliant on themselves, and that a slightly defiant streak will come in handy if you need it. They must have confidence and faith, and that there is always a way back home.

Gracexxx

A to Z Challenge: V

Hello Everyone,

It’s Friday, and that means it is Five on Friday (hosted by the fabulous girls April, Darci, Christina and Natasha), which is five times the books and five times the fun! The letter today is V, a Very Vicious Vocation of a letter that I am Vying to do!

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

This is a beautiful little picture book about, you guessed it, a very hungry caterpillar. He just eats and eats and eats. And then he curls up into a cocoon and sleeps for a long time. When he comes out, he is no longer a caterpillar, but a beautiful butterfly. I remember being read this as a little girl, and I in turn read it to my little sister. Children all across the world love it. A simple but very effective story. Did you get read it as a child, or did you read it to your own, or someone else’s children? What did you think of it?

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           The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

This was possibly my favourite of the Narnia books, not funnily enough The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. I can’t quite explain why, it just is. It might be because there is no actual villain to fight, it is the character’s flaws that cause the problems for the quest. I just loved the character of Eustace. I know this is not normal, he is presented as a horrible character, but he changes and learns the most from his time in Narnia, and I love things like that.

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Venus and Adonis

This is a poem by Shakespeare about two lovers, Venus and Adonis. Adonis wants to go hunting, but Venus seduces him instead. It is later revealed that Adonis died in his hunting trip after his time with Venus. I absolutely adore Shakespeare, his words are just stunning. I especially love his poems and plays about love. I am a bit of a sap like that, and a bit of a romantic.

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Valentine Grey

This is a magnificent piece of work about human equality and the suffering people had to go through to get it. Valentine Grey stays in London with her cousin Reggie and his lover Frank. When the Boer War and conscription starts, Valentine takes her cousin’s place, so he can stay with Frank. However, both of them face persecution for their choices. The army is not a welcoming place for a woman, nor London for a homosexual.

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Vampire Diaries

I am not a fan of Vampire fiction, although I have read all the Twilight books. I just think that this genre is a bit overdone and out dated. However, I have heard that the Vampire Diaries is better than the Twilight saga (and they were written first), so I will be trying to check them out at some point.

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Gracexxx

A-Z Challenge: U

Hello Everyone,

The letter is U, and my book is Ulysses.

I have a love hate relationship with James Joyce. I was made to read and study the short story Clay, and I really hated the writing style, and the characters, and the story… but I loved studying it for some weird reason. I think I really like studying something that I have strong feelings on. I can’t write on something I have no opinion on, because it is just much easier to find things to write about on it.

I remember both my mum and my English teacher telling me about studying Ulysses. They both said that it was one of the worst things they had to do while at university. Both of them told me to never read it because it was so tough and dull.

Essentially Ulysses documents the day in the life of a man from Dublin on the date 16 June 1904. It is split into 18 episodes. There’s not much else I can say about this plot (if you think I’ve missed anything, comment below, remember that I have not read this book).

I don’t know if I would want to read this book as I haven’t met anyone who has read and enjoyed it. But I do feel it is one that I SHOULD read, rather than want to. No matter if I like it or not, it will be an experience.

What other books do you think people should read at least once in their lifetime? Comment below.

Gracexxx

A-Z Challenge: T

Hello Everyone,

T is for Trumpet today. This was one of the first books I read after moving to the ‘deen for university as part of my course work, and I was just blown away by it. I think I read it in about 3 hours (the first time) which although I am a VERY fast reader, is still kinda fast for my course reading (normally about a day max). The story just pulled me in, and I had a compulsive need to finish it, and not put it down.

It is about a famous trumpet player called Joss Moody who, on his death, is revealed to be a woman. This is highly controversial as he had married a woman, and they had adopted a child. The entire world believed he was a man. Joss Moody dressed and talked and walked exactly like a man. The book chronicles different characters’ reactions to Moody’s revelation, and how they are coping in their grief. These include his wife Millie, and his son Colman.

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This book covers some pretty hard hitting themes of gender roles, and what exactly gender is. Gender is a performance, it is something you do for society to make yourself ‘normal’. Women put on dresses and lipstick, and men shave (or not) and wear suits. I am being simplistic and stereotypical, but the concept remains the same. We do things in order to perform for society. And if people do not conform to that stereotype, then they are ostracized and shunned. Even in today’s society which is more liberal than in past generations, would find it shocking to not conform to society (even when conforming is rebelling against, those who do not are considered odd).

Jackie Kay: the author
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Joss loved Millie. Millie loved Joss. She grieved when he was gone. No matter what choices he made, to be a man, or a woman, she loved him. This is the true essence of Trumpet, love. Even if it was unconventional, or weird, or even ‘unnatural’ as some would say, both Millie and Joss found true love in one another. This is the most poignant point of the novel, the love between these two people. 

Jackie Kay, the author, said in an interview that she wanted to write a piece of literature that was like a piece of music, which I believe is true. Millie's narrative is like the base beat to Joss' life. Colman's harmony starts off angry, and then calms out to a mild acceptance. Every chapter adds a new harmony to the symphony of Joss Moody's life. 

Have you read any books that you just were not able to put down? Comment below.

Gracexxx

A-Z Challenge: S

Hello Everyone,

The letter of the day is S. So of course it makes sense to pay homage to one of the most, if not the most, successful literary characters of all time: Sherlock Holmes. Who is he? Elementary, my dear Watson (although you hard core Sherlockians may know that Sherlock never actually said that line in the books). He is the world’s first, and only consulting detective. There have been various incarnations of the famous detective over the years in TV shows, films, even spin off books. However, none of them can touch the original (although some come pretty darn close).

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It might be good to explain the context that Sherlock Holmes first appeared on the literary radar. After a lot of criminal novels where crime was glamourized, and to be a criminal was pretty cool. However, with the rise in urban crime, it became feared, and so the police became respected. Novels about detectives solving crimes were popular. And from this Sherlock Holmes was born. He was like nothing else out there. He worked with the police, so was good, but he wasn’t the police so wasn’t restricted to their rules. He could play criminals at their own game. And he was better. It is for this reason and this reason only that Sherlock Homes still exists today.

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For a book that was written in the 18^th century, it has aged well. Perhaps it is because of the timelessness of Holmes himself, although the books span over many years, Holmes does not seem to get old or slow down. Or it could be that it is set in the heart of London, which has not changed too much. Or even Watson, whose narrative style does not change, nor his feelings about Holmes.

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The various reincarnations of Holmes are very popular, with my favourites being the Hollywood blockbuster with Robert Downey Jnr (so cool) and the BBC’s Sherlock with Benedict Cumberbatch (the best high functioning sociopath on the telly). Why do they remain so popular? Because they are based on the best detective novels of all time. There is no end to the number of stories to be told about Sherlock Holmes, and every generation will see him slightly differently from the last. This evolution will keep Sherlock Holmes alive, at least in the literary sense.

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What is your favourite Sherlock Holmes? Which one of his stories do you just love? Comment below telling me.

Gracexxx

A-Z Challenge: R

Hello Everyone,

Today’s letter is R, and so my book is Robinson Crusoe.

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It is a discovery and survival novel. Robinson Crusoe sets out on a voyage against the wishes of his parents, but the ship gets caught in a storm and he ends up wrecked on an island with only the pets from the ship on board. He saves a few tools, and then just has to survive on his own wits. He is stuck there for a couple of years before he meets some cannibals who come to eat the people stranded on the island. He fights them off but saves a man he dub ‘Friday’ due to the day he met him on. Robinson converts Friday to Christianity. When the cannibals return, they attack and save only two men, Friday’s father and a Spaniard who would be able to get Robinson home. With a little trouble from some pirates, Robinson finally gets back to England with Friday.

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Robinson Crusoe asks the questions of what would you do to survive. It also gets you to question your faith, and what you believe in. How much do you have to be put through to prove your faith is strong enough? This is the key question that the book will raise for you, what do you believe in to get you through? God, fate, luck, yourself. It doesn’t really matter ultimately. As long as you have faith in something, you will always have hope of survival.

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If you were stuck on a desert island, what three things would you take? Comment explaining what you would take, and why (you cannot take people, only objects).

Gracexxx

A-Z Challenge: Q

Hello Everyone,

Today’s letter is Q, and as you can guess, I spent quite a lot of time trying to think of a book beginning with Q (I don’t think I’ve read any!) Anyway, I decided to quiz my family to see if they could think of any, and my Dad suggested QB VII.

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QB VII is about a legal case between two people that reached the Queen’s Bench (hence the name. For those of you who don’t know, this is a legal citation reference, where QB stands for Queen’s Bench) The first part of the book tells the stories of the plaintiff (the person who’s brought the case to court) and the defendant (the person who the case is against) to explain their pasts. The plaintiff’s name is Adam Kelno, and he was a doctor who was pressed into helping the Nazis at the concentration camps. He was able to help lots of people escape the gas chambers. When he decides to go back to normal practice, he is accused of helping the Nazis perform horrible experiments. When his past comes out, he is not able to defend himself. The defendant is a writer who has published a book about survivors from the concentration camp who cite Dr Kelno as being the cause of their suffering. He writes a line in the book citing “fifteen thousand” as subject to surgery without anaesthesia, for which he and the publishing house are sued for libel by Adam Kelno. The book documents the case from beginning to end, and is definitely on my reading wish-list.

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The book highlights the legal system’s flaws, and the idea that nobody can really win. The defendant says before the trial starts: ‘Nobody’s going to win this trial; we’re all losers.’ He understands that although people want to believe they could resist the pressure from a concentration camp, not everyone can, and that this seems to be the main problem with his crime, that he had a choice.

I really want to read this book because it appeals to my legal studies side, this is a case I can completely get into. And as an English student, I am interested in how well it is portrayed, and how accurately too.

Can you think of any other books like this? How well do they deal with the issues highlighted by the case they are describing? Comment below letting me know.

Gracexxx

A-Z Challenge: P

Hello Everyone,

Today is Five on Friday (hosted by the fabulous girls April, Darci, Christina and Natasha) and the letter is P. On with the show!

Percy Jackson

I have already told you about my love of Percy Jackson. The characters are great, and I love the new series, Heroes of Olympus. The plot is more complex, with quite difficult relationships between the young characters. Friendships, relationships are studied, and are one of the most important aspects of the series, how the kids interact with one another.

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                The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie tells the story of a teacher who has a strange amount of control over her pupils’ lives after she has finished teaching them. She attempts to play God, and make the girls in her image, to inspire them to do more than most girls aspire to, but she fails in this attempt because she over-reaches herself, and doesn’t seem to know what they should aspire to do. Even when they reach the highest they can get in their field she is disappointed.

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                The Princess Diaries

A shy Manhatten teenager finds out she’s secretly a Princess. Hilarity ensues. With every aspect of her life now under scrutiny from the press, the public, and her grandmother, Mia Thermopolis-Renaldi learns to run a country, be a princess, and how to follow her heart. Perfect for pre-teen girls (and some older teenagers too!)

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                Power of Five

I love Antony Horowitz. The first one of his books that I read was a second hand copy from my cousin of The Falcon’s Malteser, and there was no stopping me from devouring every single of his books that I came across. I really liked the Alex Rider series, but I loved the Power of Five series. The plot lines were fabulous, and I had to wait so long for the last instalment, which kept me keen (check out my previous post on it). The characters were fab, and I loved the conclusion. There is one thing that Antony Horowitz does well is concluding a series. You are never disappointed with them, and you couldn’t predict them, which I love.

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                Pride and Prejudice

What can you say about the classic romance novel? Beautifully written, tragic characters, good story. Enough said. I really enjoyed reading it, and would like to again sometime.

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Gracexxx