Author Archives: Adam Randall

Assassination Classroom, Volume 11 by Yusei Matsui

Diving into the eleventh volume of Assassination Classroom, it was noticeable that this was something of a breather entry. That’s not to say that it wasn’t enjoyable or important to the overall storyline, but there were certainly fewer major developments … Continue reading →

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The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

I love stories that are set in slightly spooky old estates out in the moors, and The Secret Garden is a perfect example of that kind of book. It starts out in India, but I won’t spoil exactly what happens, … Continue reading →

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I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith

Set in an abandoned old castle, I Capture the Castle is the story of two sisters (Cassandra and Rose), their father, Mortmain, a struggling writer, his wife, Topaz, a nude model, and their servant, a young man named Stephen. Though … Continue reading →

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Aesop’s Fables

Aesop’s Fables are stories that are such cornerstones of our culture – small tales that have gone so far as to become part of our everyday language. I always find myself saying things like “slow and steady wins the race” … Continue reading →

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Middlemarch by George Eliot

Middlemarch is one of those books that is highly regarded as one of the best of its era, but having read it, it’s certainly one that might not appeal so much to the modern reader. I definitely enjoyed reading it, … Continue reading →

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Four Doctors by Paul Cornell

After Clara Oswald discovers a photo of the Twelfth, Eleventh, and Tenth Doctors together, she takes steps to try and stop them from ever meeting, fearing that their coming together would be the catalyst of a terrible disaster. In the … Continue reading →

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The Great Hunt by Robert Jordan

This is the second book in The Wheel of Time series and it picks up shortly after the end of the first one – and indeed, I think it captures much of the same charm and appeal as the first … Continue reading →

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SkyView: Lord of the Wills by M. Sheehan

Gosh, this was a bizarre book (and not in a good way). In it, a guy named William Ward, a man set to take over his family’s large brewery business, discovers that his family has been at the heart of … Continue reading →

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Doctor Who: The Highest Science by Gareth Roberts

The eleventh of the Doctor Who New Adventures novels is actually a fairly standard Doctor Who storyline. This is a little unusual for this line of books, which tended to try and experiment more and push the boundaries of what … Continue reading →

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Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder

The third book in the Little House series (the one that would lend its name to the 1970s TV adaptation and ultimately become the name that most people use to refer to the series as a whole), returns to the … Continue reading →

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