This text is actually one and a half books. It’s The Master of Ballantrae and also the Weir of Hermiston. The second is a half a book as Robert Louis Stevenson died while writing it. He apparently dictated the last published words and died after having a seizure later that ...
"You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me." C.S. Lewis
Est. 2009
You know, as a blogger I dream of finding that one book. That one book that cancels out all those poor book choices. I read the prologue and figured I’d struck gold. The prologue is so beautiful, so thought provoking and so full of beauty I actually turned back to ...
This is one of those ‘hold the front page’ books. It was sent to me by Bionic Book Subscription as part of my three month free subscription from them. When I unboxed it on video I looked and sounded doubtful that I would enjoy this book. I want to say, ...
The Gun Seller by Hugh Laurie Yes, that’s right, Hugh Laurie the brilliant man who played the totally flawed man Doctor House. Reasonably well written but I’m struggling to remember anything special about it. It’s about a man who’s hired to kill someone but renegs on the deal, naturally this ...
Last night I came across this article which had me intrigued. It talks about writing professors being partial to literature and against science fiction. The comments are even more interesting as some of them show not all professors are against science fiction. And this morning I was directed to this ...
Definitely, poor Yorick, it’s a fairly well known line from Hamlet and often misquoted. This doesn’t mean I’m reviewing Hamlet, far from it. I am going to make quick mention of the storyline and then talk a little about the numerous essays and creative responses that I’ve had to read ...
Found a treasure yesterday, I didn’t realise what sort of treasure until I looked at it just now. As you might be vaguely aware by now I’m studying Year 12 English Literature and we’re looking at Bleak House by Charles Dickens. I’m aware that Dickens is considered one of the ...
This is the book review you get when you’re not getting a book review. Why do I say that? I don’t plan on writing much about the actual contents of the book as it’s rather more spicy than my G rating allows. Fanny Hill is rather salacious and was very ...
Squid Ink PresentsThe Picture of Dorian Gray The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde is one of those iconic books, everyone seems to have heard of it and knows the story. I’ve known of it since I was very young and I’ve also known some vague details of the ...
Tony Martin was born in Te Kuiti, New Zealand but I promise I won’t hold that against him. This book is a collection of stories from his childhood and told with an eye to humour. I’m not going to make light of his childhood as some of it can’t have ...
Janet Frame was a New Zealand author and is also wrote An Angel at My Table which was adapted into film by Jane Campion. Owls Do Cry is about the Withers family. They are a troubled lot. Toby has epilepsy, Francie dies from burns just as she is old enough ...