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 …
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Spooky Autumn Reads
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 …
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A Note on I Am Legend by Richard Matherson
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. …
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Notes On A Nervous Planet by Matt Haig
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 …
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The Humans by Matt Haig
“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”. …
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IT by Stephen King
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 …
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Misogynation by Laura Bates
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 …
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Dear Ijeawele: A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions by C. N. Adichie
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 …
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The Island of Doctor Moreau by H.G. Wells
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 …
