Author Archives: Adam Randall

This is the final volume of the Assassination Classroom manga – but, really, things wrapped up in the previous instalment. Volume 21 is essentially just an epilogue followed by bonus content. It’s all good stuff but more like a piece … Continue reading →

While I personally prefer The Picture of Dorian Gray, this is arguably the most popular thing Oscar Wild ever wrote. It is also a rare example of something that I have read twice. I already liked it on the first … Continue reading →

When Star Trek: Deep Space Nine came to an end after seven seasons, it felt as though the overall story it was telling had been nicely tied up. However, the Star Trek universe is ever expanding and so it’s no … Continue reading →

To this day, there are those who glorify war and make it out to be some noble, adventurous experience. Luckily, there have always been people like Stephen Crane who have worked to highlight just how brutal and harrowing war can … Continue reading →

This is the penultimate volume of the Assassination Classroom manga. It’s a tricky one to review, as I really don’t want to spoil what happens (a lot of readers may be able to guess though), but what I will say … Continue reading →

This relatively short philosophical text is great because although it was written in the nineteenth century, it champions both women’s rights and LGBTQ+ acceptance (without even mentioning the latter). The married couple behind it essentially extrapolate the moral values behind … Continue reading →

At the start of this year, I had never heard of Mafalda – but I am glad I now have. She’s a little girl who was the star of a newspaper comic strip in Argentina and her antics are hilarious. … Continue reading →

Despite being such a cultural landmark, I hadn’t consumed any version of Bridget Jones’s Diary – neither the novels, nor the popular movie series until very recently. However, I was always aware of its existence and after a good friend … Continue reading →

This is the seventeenth book in the Doctor Who New Adventures series, and it’s one of my favourites. Although I have grown to like her, until this point I felt that none of the novels really gave Bernice Summerfield enough … Continue reading →

This is the ninth and final Sherlock Holmes book – one last collection of short stories. These are all very much from the point in time when Conan Doyle’s heart was no longer in it. Because of this, the stories … Continue reading →