The Year I Stopped to Notice
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- Create Date：2022-03-16 06:52:01
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Miranda Keeling
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Summary
This book is a delight 。。。 the world is full of little surprises， momentary little fountains of pleasure and beauty， that could be visible to all of us if we learned to stop and notice' Philip Pullman
'An odd， beautiful book 。。。 Buy an extra copy to give to someone you love' Neil Gaiman
January: A man walking along Caledonian Road falls over onto the huge roll of bubble wrap he is hugging， perhaps for just this sort of situation。
Inspired by her popular Twitter account， The Year I Stopped to Notice collects together Miranda Keeling’s observations of the magic， humour， strangeness and beauty in ordinary life。 Through the changing seasons， on city streets and on buses， in parks and cafes， Miranda notices things: moments between friends， the interactions of strangers， children delighting in the world around them， the quiet melancholy of lost items on the pavement。
Accompanied by stunning watercolour illustrations from Luci Power， Miranda’s poetic vignettes take us on journeys of discovery and share with us the joy of stopping to notice。
September: On a sweltering， packed rush-hour train， my arm suddenly feels lovely and cool， and I look down to see a shopping bag held by the woman beside me – full of just-bought cartons of milk。
'An odd， beautiful book 。。。 Buy an extra copy to give to someone you love' Neil Gaiman
January: A man walking along Caledonian Road falls over onto the huge roll of bubble wrap he is hugging， perhaps for just this sort of situation。
Inspired by her popular Twitter account， The Year I Stopped to Notice collects together Miranda Keeling’s observations of the magic， humour， strangeness and beauty in ordinary life。 Through the changing seasons， on city streets and on buses， in parks and cafes， Miranda notices things: moments between friends， the interactions of strangers， children delighting in the world around them， the quiet melancholy of lost items on the pavement。
Accompanied by stunning watercolour illustrations from Luci Power， Miranda’s poetic vignettes take us on journeys of discovery and share with us the joy of stopping to notice。
September: On a sweltering， packed rush-hour train， my arm suddenly feels lovely and cool， and I look down to see a shopping bag held by the woman beside me – full of just-bought cartons of milk。
Reviews
Theediscerning
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A very quick and cheerful gift book kind of thing， where the author just puts down the snippets of observation and conversation she comes across into a notebook （either that or Tw*tter）， and has selected the best for us。 Here are Londoners going about their day innocent of being watched – commuting， singing， sleeping， missing their train because they were reading a book on mindfulness。。。 Some of the entries certainly make you laugh or boggle or ponder – simultaneous Tube drunks could be invisibl A very quick and cheerful gift book kind of thing， where the author just puts down the snippets of observation and conversation she comes across into a notebook （either that or Tw*tter）， and has selected the best for us。 Here are Londoners going about their day innocent of being watched – commuting， singing， sleeping， missing their train because they were reading a book on mindfulness。。。 Some of the entries certainly make you laugh or boggle or ponder – simultaneous Tube drunks could be invisible theatre， as could the woman talking to her shopping in the mistaken belief she was pushing a pram with her littl'un in it。 Stylistically， the entries can be as plainly done as those little page-filler bits you used to get in Reader's Digest， or can go the full gamut of expressiveness if talking about inanimate objects。 Some do make you aware it's aiming for a comedy line; all-told the diverse locations listed make you wonder what the heck our creator's daily pattern was。 Charming at its best， but I cannot see this as a book anyone would ever need to buy。 。。。more
Mrs Karen Bull
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Fanstnating book， makes you realise those things we don't notice because our lives are too busy。We all need take some to appreciate what's around usBuy this book and stop to notice Fanstnating book， makes you realise those things we don't notice because our lives are too busy。We all need take some to appreciate what's around usBuy this book and stop to notice 。。。more
Sophie_Faith GlowUp
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This book was a collection of observations of little pieces of magic Miranda Keeling noticed in everyday life。 This includes interactions， nature and just unexpected happenings。 There are some beautiful illustrations from Luci Power。 This is a lovely book that encourages us all to stop and take time to notice what is going on around us。
Katie Young
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What a glorious book full of sweet， quirky and beautiful moments from everyday life。 Divided into the months of the year， the author shares snippets of moments she has spotted whilst out and about。 Some made me laugh out loud， some intrigued me， some made me feel quite thoughtful。 This book is a great reminder of taking things slower and taking the time to notice。 I would have loved to have seen portraits or photos of some of the people described in the book but I appreciate fleeting moments com What a glorious book full of sweet， quirky and beautiful moments from everyday life。 Divided into the months of the year， the author shares snippets of moments she has spotted whilst out and about。 Some made me laugh out loud， some intrigued me， some made me feel quite thoughtful。 This book is a great reminder of taking things slower and taking the time to notice。 I would have loved to have seen portraits or photos of some of the people described in the book but I appreciate fleeting moments come and go so fast。 A lovely， heartwarming book which makes me want to carry a notebook everywhere I go now！ 。。。more
Janet
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