Right, well, since I have never been a blogger before, I don't really know how to start one of these things. I suppose introducing myself would be a good start, but I don't want to risk sounding too much like David Copperfield by giving you a blow by blow account of my life up until now...it is really not that interesting. All you need to know now is that my name is Lauren and I am 21 years old. I work in health care and I am soon to start my training as an adult nurse in a well regarded university in the north. Whilst I love what I do it can sometimes be difficult to switch off from the job. This is why I have decided to start this blog. I wanted an outlet of expanding my mind whilst being completely unrelated to my day job.
So, basically, I propose to have a book on the go at all times (and actually finish it) and to blog about it. I love to read, and always have done. I studied English Literature at A-Level and a bit at university, but I do not consider myself to be an expert by any stretch of the imagination. I am simply a girl who loves to read and wants to think about the impact of the books I am reading. I am sure that there are people out there who will find me frustrating in my lack of literary aplomb ( a word I have just learned so I am determined to use it), but they'll just have to lump it. I am not a literary snob, I am quite happy to give anything a go.
I do not have a fixed reading list, I just browse at the library and pick up whatever appeals. I also use Guardian's The 100 greatest novels of all time and the BBC's The Big Read lists for want of inspiration. At the bottom of this post please find the links to the aforementioned pages. If anybody ever wants to recommend books, please feel free to do so! I am always open to suggestion and a discussion.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2003/oct/12/features.fiction
http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/bigread/
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