books
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JAMES by Percival Everett: Review
“With my pencil, I wrote myself into being.” ‘James’ is a retelling of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn from the perspective of Jim, an enslaved man. The story follows Jim’s escape and journey down the Mississippi River with fellow runaway Huck Finn. What I loved most about this book was the writing, which, for me,…
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Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s Crime and Punishment: Book Review – Does the Punishment Fit the Crime??
Mild Spoilers Ahead! Where Do I Begin… Let me start with the Synopsis: Crime and Punishment follows a character called Rodion Romanovich Raskolnikov, a poor, depressed ex-university student who decides he wants to commit a murder. The rest of the novel explores the consequences of his actions. I wanted to read this book because I hadn’t…
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The Book I’ve Purposefully Neglected Since 2003 – Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix: (Reread)
SPOILER HEAVY I was 10 years old when I saw this amazing Order of the Phoenix book display outside of WHSmiths. I’d been waiting for almost a year for it to be released and begged my Mum to get off the bus home so that she could buy it for me… and she did! If you…
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The Good Immigrant by Nikesh Shukla: Book Review
I’m not the biggest reader of non-fiction. I take forever to get through them and it’s hard for me to find a particular topic or person that I genuinely find interesting – i’m more of an essay or article reader when it comes to that. But seeing as I made it a goal of mine…
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Oryx & Crake by Margaret Atwood: Book Review
SPOILER FREE! Oryx & Crake is easily one of the most imaginative and fascinating books I’ve read; however, despite its brilliance, I didn’t enjoy it – and honestly, I don’t think you’re supposed to. The only prioir knowlege i had about this book was that it was written by the same author who’d written The…
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The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry By Rachel Joyce: Book Review
SPOILER – FREE! 👞 If somebody asks me to name a list of my favourite books, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry will now be a book that I name. SYNOPSIS: The story follows Harold Fry, a recently retired man who lives in a small English village with his wife Maureen. One morning he receives a letter…
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Stephen King’s, The Shining: Book Review
SPOILER – FREE! “Wendy? Darling? Light, of my life. I’m not gonna hurt ya. I’m just going to bash your brains in.” … You’re going to need a cup of tea for this one! SYNOPSIS: Danny is only five years old but in the words of old Hallorann he is a ‘Shiner’, aglow with psychic…
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An Unbearable Journey! ..The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien: Book Review
Spoilers ahead, featuring a few unavoidable grievances about the film adaptations. I first attempted reading The Hobbit around 7 or 8 years ago but never really got into it. I then gave it a second go shortly before the release of the first Hobbit film (I still don’t understand why a 364 page book was…
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Dan Brown’s The Lost Symbol 🗝 : Book Review
Spoiler free! Prior to The Lost Symbol, the only book I’d read by Dan Brown was The Da Vinci Code. I was aware of the controversy surrounding the plot and I even had people suggest that I not read it – I went to a Catholic school so I could understand why those trying to…
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