Author Archives: Adam Randall

Doctor Who: Empire of the Wolf by Jody Houser

Posted on July 21, 2023 by Adam Randall

I bought this graphic novel knowing nothing about it other than that the front cover looked cool. Based on that piece of art, I thought it was about Rose Tyler becoming corrupted by the power of the Bad Wolf and … Continue reading →

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Top 10 New Experiences from my trip to Portugal

Posted on July 17, 2023 by Adam Randall

As I mentioned recently, last month I went on my first trip overseas and visited Portugal for five days. It was a delightful time, full of new experiences. My friend Neus (who was responsible for me going altogether, for which … Continue reading →

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A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare

Posted on July 14, 2023 by Adam Randall

This is probably one of the best known Shakespeare plays, with most people thinking of it as “the one where a man has a donkey’s head” and, to be honest, other than knowing that it was one of the more … Continue reading →

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The Shadow Rising by Robert Jordan

Posted on July 7, 2023 by Adam Randall

This is the fourth book in The Wheel of Time series, and also the longest one so far for me (and according to Wikipedia, overall). Unfortunately, I felt that the series started to lose a bit of steam here too … Continue reading →

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Doctor Who: The Pit by Neil Penswick

Posted on June 30, 2023 by Adam Randall

The twelfth novel in the Virgin New Adventures series of Doctor Who books sees the Doctor and Bernice landing in a planetary system which was known to have mysteriously disappeared. As you might imagine, this is a premise which leads … Continue reading →

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Emotional Ambience

Posted on June 28, 2023 by Adam Randall

I recently returned from my very first trip abroad. Needless to say, it was an absolutely wonderful experience – so much so, that there’s no way I could do it justice in just a single blog post. I’ll no doubt … Continue reading →

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Maximum Pleasure

Posted on June 27, 2023 by Adam Randall

I recently thought to myself, “Why are there so many songs that seem to be about delicious food, but are actually just about sex, but none that are the other way around?” Then I thought that if I wanted that … Continue reading →

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A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

Posted on June 16, 2023 by Adam Randall

This, one of Charles Dickens most iconic novel, provides a human-level perspective of the French Revolution. The story spans the two cities in the title (London and Paris) and shows how the impacts of the revolution were far reaching enough … Continue reading →

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The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint Exupéry

Posted on June 9, 2023 by Adam Randall

This children’s novel tells the story of the author meeting an alien prince after crash landing in the Sahara desert, and it’s one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever read. Often I read children’s literature and I enjoy it, … Continue reading →

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Utopia by Thomas More

Posted on June 2, 2023 by Adam Randall

Something about finding progressive values in really old pieces of work always puts a smile on my face. It can be a reminder that what may be considered new and radical today, has probably actually been around for hundreds, if … Continue reading →

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