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Tag Archives: reviews
The Vegetarian – book review
Until now, the few reviews I’ve done on this blog have been of books, and films, that I’ve liked, the rationale being that if you can’t find something good to say, then don’t say anything. I don’t like to be … Continue reading
Margaret Atwood, The Heart Goes Last – Book Review
The Heart Goes Last is set in an almost contemporary America where the distribution of wealth has become so unequal that large numbers of people are falling out of society. The book follows a couple who, without steady jobs and a … Continue reading
Book Review – The Establishment…
…And how they get away with it. By Owen Jones. This was not an easy book to read; not calming or uplifting. Jones sets out a tale of how, over … Continue reading
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Ragnarok – hit or myth?
Reading is easier than writing. No need for research, no searching for ideas and inspiration, no getting into the mood, no agonising over the construction of sentences and the order of events and whether characters, and the plot, are interesting, … Continue reading