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The Art of Asking – Amanda Palmer
I know its a bit weird for reviewing an autobiography, because its this person’s own thoughts and feelings and LIFE I’m essentially critiquing. I like to read autobiographies out of sheer curiosity without feeling the need to judge them. But … Continue reading
The Duff – Kody Keplinger
Yet again a film trailer has led me to read a book, this time a Mae Whitman flick called ‘The Duff’. I was in need of a chick flick last weekend and, failing to find anything decent on Netflix, I … Continue reading
The Sleeper and the Spindle – Neil Gaiman
It has finally happened. I have found a Neil Gaiman story I’m not sure I like. I know. I’m in shock too. The Sleeper and the Spindle is Gaiman’s take on two classic fairy tales that have both been doused … Continue reading
Divergent; Insurgent; Allegiant – Veronica Roth
I realise my last review on here was entirely on Divergent, but in the last week or so I have completed the trilogy. What I came to notice, quite strongly in the second book, is that the author had probably … Continue reading
Divergent – Veronica Roth
Hi book review blog – its been a while and I am sad about that. Mostly because it means it has been a really long time since I read something I wanted to blog about. If you read my film … Continue reading
The Death Cure – James Dashner
Please don’t read if you’ve not had the chance to catch this series of novels, as this is the last in the trilogy (not counting the prequel novel) there will be spoilers, though none for this novel. The Death … Continue reading
What inspires us to read?
A while ago when I used Blogger as my main reviewing site, I had sort of an epiphany about my reading habits and their link to the movies I watched. So this is the resulting waffle, slightly edited now I … Continue reading
The Scorch Trials – James Dashner
I said I was keen to read the rest of the Maze Runner quadrilogy, I do not lie. This is the second of four books (the final one a prequel, I’ll get to that in a few weeks I’m sure) … Continue reading
The Ocean At The End Of The Lane – Neil Gaiman
Here as promised, the latest novel to come from the extraordinary mind that is contained in Neil Gaiman’s skull. This was never meant to be a novel. You’ll hear or watch interviews with Neil saying it started as a short … Continue reading
Cloud Atlas – David Mitchell
Some of you may be aware of the Matrix siblings latest movie phenomena, which is the adaptation of British author David Mitchell’s Cloud Atlas. If not here is the trailer, its what prompted me to read the book. The film … Continue reading
The Friendly Film Fan Reads! 