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Arts & Humanities > Literature (Other) Recommended reading: Books that won't put you to sleep: 2 of 24
I am a bookworm. It's a name I've had (amongst many!) since school as I forever had my nose stuck in a book. I haven't changed much since then, although I don't read as much as I used to. I do love the power of words and the escapism that it provides and I'm forever asking people/reading reviews and generally seeking out the ... More..
Arts & Humanities > American Literature Book reviews: The Five People You Meet In Heaven, by Mitch Albom: 2 of 8
On the day of his 83rd birthday, Eddie, a man who has lead a simple life, is killed when he rushes to save a little girl from a broken fair ground ride. When he arrives in heaven, he is greeted - one by one - by five people who have changed his life in some way over the years. Some are people he knows, others are strangers... More..
Arts & Humanities > International Writers & Literature Literary analysis: The Shack, by William P. Young: 1 of 4
Mackenzie Phillips and his family are struggling to come to terms with the disappearance of their young daughter Missy. Years later, and presumed dead, Mack is still haunted by her disappearance and a lot of his blame lands at the door of himself and God for letting it happen.A strange note appears in his letterbox one day wh... More..
Arts & Humanities > British Literature Book reviews: The Other Hand, by Chris Cleave: 1 of 3
"We don't want to tell you what happens in this book. It is a truly special story and we don't want to spoil it."This is the first line of the blurb on the back of this book. It goes on to give minimal details of what the story is roughly about because "you need to know enough to buy it". Whilst trying to write this review, I... More..
Entertainment > TV Show Reviews TV show reviews: Gossip Girl: 5 of 12
Gossip Girl is adapted from a series of books by Cecily Von Ziegesar and was brought to the screens by one of the creators of THE OC, Josh Schwartz. As a result this is a show aimed at the teen audience but like most of these shows, anyone above the age of 19 tend to get sucked in to these shows too!It follows the lives of th... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Slumdog Millionaire: 9 of 20
Slumdog Millionaire: The story ======================The beginning of the film sees 18 year old Jamal Malik being questioned and tortured by police who suspect him of cheating on the Indian version of "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire".We are then taken through Jamal's life in a series of flashbacks of him living in the Indian s... More..
Arts & Humanities > American Literature Book reviews: New Moon, by Stephenie Meyer: 7 of 14
I admit it; I really enjoyed the first book of this teenage vampire love story. Against all my instincts, I found myself totally engrossed in the romance between Edward and Bella; I loved the language used in the first book as well as the drama. So it was natural that I picked up New Moon to find out what happened to the pair... More..
Arts & Humanities > British Literature Book reviews: The Steep Approach to Garbadale, by Iain Banks: 1 of 2
The story centres on Alban McGill, part of the Wolpuld clan who have a hugely successful company built on the success of the board game "Empire!" Alban has been exiled from the family and the company for years, but is tracked down by his cousin Fielding because an American company wants to buy them out and Fielding wants Alba... More..
Arts & Humanities > Arts & Humanities (Other) Book reviews: The White Tiger, by Aravind Adiga: 1 of 2
"Meet Balram Halwai, the 'White Tiger': servant, philosopher, entrepeneur, murderer. Over the course of seven nights, by the scattered light of a preposterous chandelier, Balram tells his story..." This is the first paragraph in the dust jacket of the book "The White Tiger." Balram is a young man from the "Darkness" who is de... More..
Arts & Humanities > Horror, Mystery & Suspense Book reviews: Dead Man's Footsteps, by Peter James: 1 of 2
This is another book in the Detective Superintendent Roy Grace series. In this book, two bodies are found that have been dead for a very long time - one woman is found in a storm drain in Brighton and another is discovered in the boot of a car in a lake in Australia. How are these women linked and how have their bodies rem... More..