Books
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Review: ‘About a Boy’, Nick Hornby
This review is the first that feels a little like cheating because I had actually seen bits of the film on TV, about 10 years ago. All I could remember before starting the novel is that Hugh Grant’s in the film and so’s that guy who went on to be in Skins (I think?). So… Continue reading
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International Women’s Day/Celebrations: Judith Kerr
If 2016 has taught me anything (other than how irritating election and referendum rhetoric is), it’s that you should never take people whose work you like for granted, because one day they’ll be dead and you’ll be paying tribute alongside everyone else who had forgotten to pay tribute in the previous 40 years, wondering why you never… Continue reading
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Review: ‘Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe’, Benjamin Alire Sáenz
This is a spoiler-free review except for the bits you can guess from the title. Oh look, something else I originally saw on Tumblr, probably courtesy of feistiest. You know how they say you should never judge a book by its cover, but we all do? With this, the cover – by Chloë Foglia -made me… Continue reading
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Harry vs Voldemort and the Art of Waiting
For someone who loathes Valentine’s and all it represents, I have been making an awful lot of Valentine’s-related stationery lately. Buy now to make your friends laugh! Buy now for an alternative Valentine’s gift! Buy now so I don’t have to get another job! I have spent the last week or so trying to focus on… Continue reading
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