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  • 2018

    Posted by mollsportfolio on January 18, 2019January 18, 2019

      Behind Me—dips Eternity— Before Me—Immortality— Myself—the Term between— – Emily Dickinson   My 2018 was a thunderstorm. I began to learn more about myself and pushed through anxieties to make last year the best …

    Art, Opinion, Personal life, poetry, UniLife
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  • Spooky Autumn Reads

    Posted by mollsportfolio on November 5, 2018November 5, 2018

    It’s been over a month since I last posted some bookish things. I’ve been busy working, reading, socialising, you know – all those student things. This academic year is the final one of my undergraduate …

    Art, Books, Opinion, Personal life, poetry, UniLife, Writing
    1 One comment on “Spooky Autumn Reads”
  • A Note on I Am Legend by Richard Matherson

    Posted by mollsportfolio on September 1, 2018September 1, 2018

    I have been so excited to read some Matherson, even more so after I read Stephen King’s afterword in my edition of I Am Legend, it was one of the most interesting horror/science fiction novels I’ve read. …

    Books, Opinion
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  • Notes On A Nervous Planet by Matt Haig

    Posted by mollsportfolio on August 16, 2018August 16, 2018

    To read my review of his previous mental health book, Reasons To Stay Alive, click here. In the opening chapter of this wonderful, insightful book, Matt Haig summarises his masterpiece perfectly: “I had already written about my …

    Books, Opinion, Personal life
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  • The Humans by Matt Haig

    Posted by mollsportfolio on June 30, 2018

    “Let us consider this: what if there actually is a meaning to human life?” Haig’s main character, a Vendorian (an alien), considers a statement by one of Earth’s most famous (my favourite) poets, Emily Dickinson “I dwell in possibility”. …

    Books, Opinion
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  • IT by Stephen King

    Posted by mollsportfolio on June 29, 2018June 30, 2018

    Finishing IT is probably one of my proudest literary achievements. Its such a fantastic book packed with interesting themes explored in great depth. I listened to a total of 45 hrs of an audiobook over …

    Books, Opinion
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  • Misogynation by Laura Bates

    Posted by mollsportfolio on June 24, 2018June 24, 2018

    After reading Everyday Sexism by Laura Bates I was super interested in reading more about what Laura Bates had to say, and when I saw that she had recently come out with a new book, Misogynation, I had …

    Books, Opinion, Personal life
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  • Dear Ijeawele: A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions by C. N. Adichie

    Posted by mollsportfolio on June 12, 2018June 13, 2018

    Two books in a row that I’ve thoroughly enjoyed. Again, one of the best I’ve read this year. The introduction to Dear Ijeawele: A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions by C. N. Adichie says:  ‘a friend …

    Books, Opinion
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  • The Island of Doctor Moreau by H.G. Wells

    Posted by mollsportfolio on June 9, 2018

    Along with The Nix and Mythos, The Island of Doctor Moreau by H.G. Wells is one of the best books I’ve read this year. This my second H.G. Wells text; after reading The War of The Worlds a few years …

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