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Saturday 9th October 2021
The Harry Potter Series by JK Rowling
What is the book about? It is about an orphaned and neglected boy discovering a world of magic. He finds family and learns that with the support of loved ones...
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Discworld Series By Terry Pratchett
What is the book about? A fantasy universe, that’s always about to end and anything that can happen always does What was good about it? I read it as a...
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Saturday 9th October 2021
Poem: A Night at the Library by a Prison Orderly
A Night at the Library In the Library when no one’s about, That’s when the magic in the books comes out. Audiobooks are the first to make a sound...
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The Man I Think I Know by Mike Gayle
Review 1 Despite reading a lot, it’s not very often I go through a whole book in a day but this little delight proved an exception, no sooner had I...
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The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid
“I found myself feeling sad for the guy. While the experiences are alien to me as a white male, I could understand, understand not condone, the changes to his attitudes...
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Saturday 9th October 2021
HMP Gartree ‘What the Library Means to Me’
We asked members of the Gartree Reading Community what the library and the books available means to them; this is what they had to say: “A great deal. In a...
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Saturday 9th October 2021
HMP Gartree Exhibition Book Reviews
Click on the book covers to read the reviews. These have been written by the HMP Gartree Reading Community.
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The Forty Rules of Love by Elif Shafak
‘The Forty Rules of Love by Elif Shafak is an absolute hidden gem. I had heard about this book before but did not ever think about reading it. Until one...
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The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson
I would read this book to my kids every night I was home to do so- it was the first book my daughter ever read to me. My son had...
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American War by Omar El Akkad
What is the book about? America & the world are post apocalypse of world illness. The UJA has been through Civil Wars. We meet a girl in a refugee camp...
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The Road by Cormac McCarthy
What is the book about? The world is post apocalypse. Humans are largely feral. A father and a son alive try to get from A to B while staying alive....
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Fingers in the Sparkle Jar by Chris Packham
Review 1 Not sure about this book. I don’t know if it is because I’m not a massive fan of Chris Packham but I didn’t find very engaging. It is...
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