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YC Student View - Why I Joined A Book Club And It's Actually Great

Welcome to our new series, YC Student View, where Yeovil College students can write about their love of all things literary. Whether that's reviewing new fiction, old favourites or adaptations, or talking about what they love - or loathe - about books, we want to hear what our students have to say. They're an enthusiastic and talented bunch who are the reason we do what we do! "Since starting at college last year, I had made the decision to keep my love of books, literature and reading to myself. I didn’t know anyone here who shared this hobby with me, and admittedly I do not see my friends from school often enough anymore to talk with them about it. In fact, now that I come to think about it, I haven’t read a book in a whole year! That is just so unlike me! So, when I received the email that there was going to be a book club, I couldn’t reply ‘yes!’ fast enough. It was and wasn’t what I expected all at once. I thought that just talking about my favourite boo...

Welcome to YC_Reading 2017 - the Yeovil College community for Library, Literacy and Literary Events!

  Welcome to the YC Reading blog! We have hosted a wide variety of literary events and competitions, and initiated literary initiatives at Yeovil College, and this academic year we'd like to invite you to join us in engaging with literature, fiction and creative writing. Because we know our students and staff are intelligent, passionate and focussed, we want to emphasise the sheer pleasure and escapism of reading. The joy of talking about books you love - or loathe - with fellow readers. Finding at least five minutes in your day to engage and escape into a compelling story is a welcome form of self-care, relaxation and peace. Introducing #FictionFriday Our Fiction Fridays have long been a staple of the @YC_Reading Twitter feed. Each Friday, our LRC staff would suggest a fiction book selection, or specific novel, that we recommended reading. These choices ranged in genre, complexity and subject - from sci-fi and fantasy to heartwarming memoirs and literary blockbus...