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Thoughts On: ‘Labyrinth’
February 14th, 2010
I purchased Labyrinth by Kate Mosse a few years ago due to the protagonist’s name being Alice, and promptly forgot I owned it. Pulling it off the shelf a few weeks back I thought I would give it a go as I do enjoy novels that involve a period in the past and the present. I would love to say that this novel gripped me throughout, but I must admit by about 30 pages in my main reason for trudging through it was the thought of the next book I could read. Labyrinth is an interesting and well-researched story but it just did not pull me in, it lacked that grip-factor that stops you sleeping you so desire to know the conclusion. Any historical fiction loving reader should give it a go, but at 600+ pages long anyone who is not may not wish to bother.
Thoughts On: ‘Invictus’
February 8th, 2010
Poetry isn’t my forte, I am not a poetry master or lover however, occasionally I do find a poem I can appreciate. I discovered Invictus by William Ernest Henley while I was watching the film of the same name. Though poorly executed I enjoyed the film but it was this poem that really got to me. It is a poem about fighting adversity, that no matter what happens, no matter how badly you are treated, you can not be beaten. A beautiful message.
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Thoughts On: ‘New Moon’
January 27th, 2010
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I first read Twilight almost a year ago, I found it interesting, and by interesting, I mean crap. Needless to say I wasn’t in a huge hurry to move on to the sequels, however, after the more intensive reads ‘Veronica Decides to Die’ and ‘The Hours’ I felt a lighter read was in order. While I prefer ‘New Moon’ to ‘Twilight’, in no way did I find ‘New Moon’ to be a good novel.
“In the second instalment of Stephenie Meyer’s [...] Twilight series, the romance between mortal and vampire soars to a new level as Bella Swan delves deeper into the mysteries of the supernatural world she yearns to become part of—only to find herself in greater peril than ever before.”
- As it seems to be impossible to find a short summery of the novel I had to settle for this one of the film, which works I think.
Top Seven Reads of 2009
January 13th, 2010
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These are the Top Seven novels out of Twenty-Four I read last year. It wasn’t as hard a decision as I first thought it would be, I read a fair few duds last year.
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