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WRITTEN ON Tuesday, March 9th, 2010 BY kiwivera AND STORED IN books

I read about how Arsenal won 5-0 against Porto and Porto was eliminated from the Champions League. My first thought? Nick Hornby must be really happy.


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WRITTEN ON Sunday, October 4th, 2009 BY kiwivera AND STORED IN books

It’s New Zealand Book Month! In keeping with that spirit, I thought I’d write a general post of how my year is going, as far as books are concerned.
I’ve been a bookworm pretty much ever since I learnt to read. One of my biggest disappointments in life is that I’m a really slow reader and [...]


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WRITTEN ON Wednesday, June 17th, 2009 BY kiwivera AND STORED IN books, kiwiland, travelling

polly evans has been keeping me company on the bus ride to work (and sometimes back home, if it’s not too dark or i’m not too tired to keep my eyes open). not polly evans herself, of course, but her second book, kiwis might fly, about the time she spent touring kiwiland on a motorbike.
i’ll [...]


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WRITTEN ON Wednesday, January 21st, 2009 BY kiwivera AND STORED IN books

the exact date was three days ago but it’s never too late to mention it. edgar allan poe was born 200 years ago. he’s just one of the best writers ever and so this is just a little note to mark the milestone.
also, one of my favourite of poe’s poems, “the raven” (i used to [...]


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