Monthly Archives: September 2013

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë

This novel follows the life of its titular character: Jane Eyre. The whole thing is written in the first person, as if an older Jane had decided to write down all that had happened in her life up until that … Continue reading

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Doctor Who: Only Human by Gareth Roberts

This novel is a new adventure for the Ninth Doctor and his companions Rose and Jack. I’m very happy about this really because they are one of my favourite TARDIS teams and they didn’t really get a large number of … Continue reading

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Out of Context Nonsense

Today I’m going to tell you a little about a fun little writing game that I thought of. What you do is list ten random things from your fictional writing with the goal of making it seem like you write … Continue reading

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Carrie by Stephen King

It’s quite hard to give any brief summary of the book to open the review. It’s often listed as a ‘horror’ novel, but I don’t think that label really suits it. So, go into this story with an open mind. … Continue reading

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Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell

This is a non-fiction sociological book which sets out to explain how certain people become successful. Its main message is that nobody ‘makes it’ alone and it all depends on circumstance and those around you. Several chapters are short biographies … Continue reading

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In Defence of Feminism

It seems that, whenever I see something posted on Facebook about feminism, there are a lot commenters who seems to be rather opposed to it for various reasons. This is something which really quite confuses me, I certainly find it … Continue reading

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Donkey Kong 64

After a gap of three years, this game is the continuation of the Donkey Kong Country series and it also presents, for the first time, the world of Donkey Kong in full 3D. This time, as well as stealing all … Continue reading

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The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass

This Zelda title continues on exactly where The Wind Waker left off. Link has now joined the pirates and is sailing across the ocean with them in search of a new ‘Hyrule’ landmass. However, things don’t quite go to plan … Continue reading

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Super Smash Bros. Brawl

This is the third game in the Smash Bros. series. The majority of the gameplay is unchanged since the first game and so I shan’t go into much detail about how exactly the game is played and will instead talk … Continue reading

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Unlucky

People who read my blog have often mentioned to me that they think I’m unlucky. Several people have said that they think I have a knack for attracting strange people and situations. Oscar Taylor-Kent, in his blog entry for this … Continue reading

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