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  • If 2020 were a book…

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    …it would definitely be Charles Dicken’s 1859 novel A Tale of Two Cities, particularly the opening line (re very long sentence) as it creates awareness and explores the societal conditions that lead to collapse, havoc and people fighting against forces bigger than themselves. He writes: It was the best of times, it was the worst…

  • FIVE LONG BOOKS WE’VE READ (AND LOVED)

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    The Coinage Team
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    There’s no greater feeling than finally putting down a really thick book and thinking “Yep, I read all that!” Bearing in mind that the average word count for a novel is 250 – 300 words, we’ve rounded up some of our favourite long books: ACID ALEX – AL LOVEJOY (400 pages) Stuck at his first…

  • 2020 READING CHALLENGE TIPS

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    Ava Debe
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    It’s a new year and you’ve made some resolutions, one of them being “read more” and you’ve joined a reading challenge but now what? It’s easy to say “just pick up a book and read” but that only works if you’re a seasoned reader. Reading is a fun and numinous habit with many benefits and…