Nought forever by Malorie Blackman
A long time ago I read the first three books in the Noughts and Crosses series by Blackman, and really, really enjoyed them. But for some reason I never got to...
2 April 2019
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Normal people by Sally Rooney
What is a normal person? Is anyone normal? and if not, does that not mean that everyone is? I guess normality is often seen of as going along with what society...
31 March 2019
The ruin of kings by Jenn Lyons
A Chorus of Dragons ; book 1 Tor, who publish this book, have been pimping it big-style for quite a while. Since October last they’ve been releasing a couple of chapters...
24 March 2019
Us dir. by Jordan Peele
Okay, so I don’t think I ever reviewed Get Out when I watched it. But I loved it, and have seen it a few times, so I knew I was going...
24 March 2019
The square dir. by Ruben Östlund
The whole time I was watching this film I felt like I was waiting for it to start, or to make its point, or something. And then it ended, and I...
23 March 2019
Prince Caspian by C. S. Lewis
The Chronicles of Narnia : Book 2 (published order) or book 4 (chronological order) In this book the Pevensie children are heading back to school, but while seated waiting for trains...
17 March 2019
Captain Marvel dir. by Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck
I wasn’t sure what to expect from Captain Marvel, I don’t think I’ve ever read any of Carol Danver’s comics, but then again, before the MCU I hadn’t read any Avengers...
9 March 2019
Feb round-up
Well that’s February over and done with. It seems to have lasted a good while, but then again it was my birthday month and I turned 40, so twas a big...
3 March 2019
Crimson by Niviaq Korneliussen
translated by Anna Helger I have no idea how I came across this book. Did someone recommend it to me? All I know is that it showed up as a library...
3 March 2019
Goddess by Kelly Gardiner
I came across a mention of Julie d’Aubugny when Oisin McGann retweeted a Quite Interesting fact about her Has anyone written a biography or fictionalised account, cause I'd so read that!...
23 February 2019
The land of mist by Arthur Conan Doyle
Professor Challenger ; 3 So, in the second Challenger book no reference whatsoever was made to dinosaurs or lost worlds so why I should have expected any reference in this to...
22 February 2019
Cold Pursuit [based on book by] by Kim Fupz Aakeson dir. by Hans Petter Moland
This is not a good film. This, in fact, is a terrible film. Do not watch it. It is a revenge film, full of murder and violence, and yet part of...
22 February 2019
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