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Frank McCourt
So, I have officially moved and I get online to check all my writerly blogs to find that a man whom I have admired for a number of years has died. Frank McCourt died on 19 July 2009. He was 78 years old. Though his most famous book was Angela’s Ashes he also wrote many others. My introduction to the man was through the book Teacher Man. McCourt wrote about what he knew. He wrote about his family life and his time in New York and he did it all with panache. Often, I don’t like memoirs. I find them sappy and overwritten the way I often find romance novels…
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling *****
*Book with adult themes or subject matter* In my mind, J.K. Rowling has outdone herself with this book. Now, I love the HP series but this one has replaced even The Order of the Phoenix as my favourite among the seven books. As it has only been out a week I don’t know how much I should say in this (so, look for a video post in a few days for full thoughts). Rowling brings back most of the details from the previous books and even some of the not-so-important characters and manages to tie it all together. We finally learn about Dumbledore’s life and background and even find out…