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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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AMERICAN PROMETHEUS: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer
By Martin J. Sherwin and Kai Birdeus “Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds” Theoretical Physicist, Professor, Director, husband, friend, brother, son, good girl-Dad, questionable boy-Dad, security-risk, adulterer, leader… genius. Firstly, I have to appreciate the amount of research that went into writing this book is incredibly impressive, admirable even. However, despite reading…
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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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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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