Author Archives: Adam Randall

Abyss by Max Hasting

Posted on June 20, 2025 by Adam Randall

The book presents an historic narrative that details the events that lead up to the Cuban Missile crisis. Aside from the American slaughter in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, this is the closest the world has ever really come to all-out nuclear … Continue reading →

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The Happiest Moments of My Life

Posted on June 14, 2025 by Adam Randall

I’ve been thinking a lot about the moments from my life which brought me the most joy – the memories I go back to if I ever want something to lift my spirits in a sad moment. I decided that … Continue reading →

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Spider-Man: Life Story by Chip Zdarsky

Posted on June 13, 2025 by Adam Randall

This comic imagines how things would have gone if Spider-Man’s story started in 1962 and continued through to the modern day. So often we see fantastical characters like this in just a small window of time, experiencing adventures in the … Continue reading →

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The Kamogawa Food Detectives by Hisashi Kashiwai

Posted on May 23, 2025 by Adam Randall

I love food, I love detective fiction, and I love sentimental things – no wonder I also love The Kamogawa Food Detectives. In this Japanese novel (translated by Jesse Kirkwood) you get the story of an old chef who helps … Continue reading →

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New Spring by Robert Jordan

Posted on May 16, 2025 by Adam Randall

It’s no secret that I kind of found myself losing steam with the Wheel of Time series. It’s not that I haven’t enjoyed every book (at least for the most part), but I remember feeling so invested, and so enthusiastic … Continue reading →

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The Holy Bible (King James Edition)

Posted on May 9, 2025 by Adam Randall

In 2011, shortly after starting this blog, I started reading the Bible – a couple of months ago I finally finished it. It’s funny because when I started it, I anticipated that I’d read it all in one go and … Continue reading →

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A Hen Party Holiday in Amsterdam

Posted on May 3, 2025 by Adam Randall

I got to spend last weekend in Amsterdam, as I was invited to be a part of my friend Chloe’s hen party celebrations. Chloe is one of my oldest and dearest friends (and coincidentally, so is Liam, the person she’ll … Continue reading →

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Communion by Whitley Strieber

Posted on May 2, 2025 by Adam Randall

Seeing this on the shelf, you’d probably assume it was a sci-fi novel, but Communion is actually an account of strange experiences that the author, Whitley Strieber, believes to be true. He himself says that he cannot explain what happened … Continue reading →

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Assassination Classroom, Volume 16 by Yusei Matsui

Posted on April 18, 2025 by Adam Randall

While I thought that Volume 15 was fantastic for the level of backstory that it provided, Volume 16 somehow managed to outdo it, to the extent that it has easily been my favourite volume of Assassination Classroom so far. It’s … Continue reading →

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The Professor by Charlotte Brontë

Posted on April 11, 2025 by Adam Randall

This was the first novel Charlotte Brontë ever submitted to be published – and it was rejected. Jane Eyre was her second attempt and then after her death The Professor was re-assessed and published. Although I did quite enjoy it, … Continue reading →

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