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Judith Johnson is on page 77 of 288 of Complicit: Britain's Role in the Destruction of Gaza
I’m well aware of quite a lot of this story - tomorrow will be our 48th fortnightly vigil for Gaza in our small Welsh town - but even so I am having to read this book earlier in the day as if I read it at bedtime I would be too angry to sleep.
Mar 27, 2026 02:39PM Add a comment
Complicit: Britain's Role in the Destruction of Gaza

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Judith Johnson is on page 23 of 1488 of Les Misérables
It strikes me, reading M. Myriel’s Notes on the Disposal of My Household Expenses, that Monsieur Jeff Bezos might take some good counsel from the Bishop’s good example…
Feb 27, 2026 01:51PM Add a comment
Les Misérables

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Judith Johnson is starting Les Misérables
I intended to start reading this great work yesterday, it being the anniversary of Victor Hugo’s birth but was delayed by a nasty virus which, incredibly unusual for this inveterate bookworm, made me too weak to even read! Quel horreur!
Feb 27, 2026 01:11PM Add a comment
Les Misérables

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Judith Johnson is on page 132 of 384 of The Lady With the Little Dog and Other Stories, 1896-1904
It may be great art, but! On page 132 and feeling rather depressed! 🤪
May 06, 2025 01:45PM Add a comment
The Lady With the Little Dog and Other Stories, 1896-1904

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Judith Johnson is on page 315 of 752 of The Collected Poems: 1959-2024
Proving a source of much enjoyment! Our poetry group did a reading this morning in our little wet windy town in Wales, and the audience was much amused by my reading Roger McGough’s poem Dylan the Eavesdrop!
Dec 07, 2024 07:19AM Add a comment
The Collected Poems: 1959-2024

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Judith Johnson is on page 150 of 366 of The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
Ffiw! Hanner ffordd trwy'r lyfr nawr!
Dec 02, 2024 07:19AM Add a comment
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again

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Judith Johnson is on page 24 of 165 of At the Source: A Writer's Year
‘Stories layered with stories, all laid down in the mind to become part of being.’
Nov 27, 2024 05:07AM Add a comment
At the Source: A Writer's Year

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Judith Johnson is 40% done with Enter Ghost
Sadly, this is a book I’m only reading now to get to the end faster.
Nov 19, 2024 02:04PM Add a comment
Enter Ghost

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Judith Johnson is on page 83 of 219 of Fuse/Fracture (Poems 2001-2021)
What a stunning poet, whose work is even more powerful when you see him performing it. His poem The First Night on Earth is deeply moving.
Oct 30, 2024 11:51AM Add a comment
Fuse/Fracture (Poems 2001-2021)

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Judith Johnson is on page 30 of 287 of J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biography
It’s remarkable how many protagonists of classic children’s literature are orphans, and also how many authors of these were orphaned themselves (or lost their mothers or fathers) as children, including of course Tolkien and CS Lewis,
Oct 18, 2024 08:06AM Add a comment
J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biography

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Judith Johnson is on page 3 of 287 of J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biography
I’ve shelved my reading of Tolkien’s letters, and will return to them once I’ve read Carpenter’s biography - it seems a shame, otherwise, to read the letters without a prior understanding of what Tolkien’s life was as he was writing.
Oct 16, 2024 10:27AM Add a comment
J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biography

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Judith Johnson is on page 168 of 448 of The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien
What an incredibly hard working life poor Tolkien had! As the mother of a teacher and the wife of a writer I’m amazed he managed to write at all!
Oct 15, 2024 10:57AM Add a comment
The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien

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Judith Johnson is finished with Dysgu Cymraeg: Uwch 2 (B2)
Llawer o waith caled! Wff!!
Oct 14, 2024 07:26AM Add a comment
Dysgu Cymraeg: Uwch 2 (B2)

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