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Cinderella of the future
Cinder, by Marissa Meyer, is a futuristic adult retelling of the fairytale Cinderella, with the essence of the classic tale still shining through. It is complete with androids, cyborgs, a deadly plague, Lunar people, and last - but not least - a nasty stepmother and sister. Cinder, our heroine, is caught between love and honesty, duty and freedom, and loyalty and betrayal. She must uncover secrets about her past in order to protect her world's future.
Minnie's side of the story
Sacha de Bazin was in Invercargill recently talking about her very first book, The day she cradled me. She was so lovely and her talk was so interesting that it made me want to read the book. I remember studying the case of Minnie Dean - the infamous "Winton baby farmer" and the only woman in New Zealand history to be hanged - in my high school History class, so I was looking forward to reading de Bazin's fictional account of her life and crimes.
Trust me, I'm Dr Ozzy
If you are 
after a little pick-me-up, then this might be just the book for you. Based on Ozzy Osbourne’s columns in the British Sunday Times, “Trust me, I’m Dr. Ozzy” is jam-packed with advice on health, hygiene, diet and exercise, as well as guidance for all manner of medical situations. And after all, who would be better qualified to give out medical advice? Ozzy Osbourne has sampled every drug (legal or otherwise) known to man, so he’s bound to know what the side-affects are. He’s also swallowed a bumble bee at seventy mph, tasted bat, (and endured the weeks of rabies shots that followed) broken his neck in a quad-bike accident, been misdiagnosed with Parkinson’s, been declared clinically dead, and survived an incident where a plane crashed into his tour bus.
What was I thinking
Paul Henry, love him or loathe him, there doesn’t seem to be any middle ground here. But actually now that I’ve read his book – I’m a bit of a fan. Having only seen him occasionally on the Breakfast show, I didn’t really know a lot about Paul Henry, (not withstanding his rather infamous gaffes) so this highly entertaining memoir has been a real eye-opener.
A history of the world in 100 objects
Director of the British Museum, Neil MacGregor, uses 100 objects from the museum to give a brief history of the World. The format is very accessible - each chapter starts with a photograph of an object, followed by a detailed description (which makes you go back and look at the photo and actually ‘see’ the object properly) and then the author provides some context for the object – when it was made, where it was found (and how it came to be there) and what was happening in the World at that particular time. So for example, there is a picture of what looks to me like a bit of old rock, but after reading MacGregor’s description I go back to the picture and with new eyes I can see what the item actually is – an ancient sculpture of two lovers entwined.
