Author Archives: Adam Randall

Self-Isolation

Posted on January 25, 2021 by Adam Randall

I was recently in a situation where I had to self-isolate at my brother’s house. Of course, I was happy to do it, but it was unfortunate as the news came just before I’d been planning to head down to … Continue reading →

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A Storm of Swords by George R. R. Martin

Posted on January 19, 2021 by Adam Randall

This is the third book in George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Fire and Ice series. Here you can find my reviews for the first two: A Game of Thrones and A Clash of Kings. I haven’t hated the … Continue reading →

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A Political Divide

Posted on January 18, 2021 by Adam Randall

As regular readers of my blog will know, my political beliefs are very left-wing. That’s not to say I’m a huge advocate of any particular political party or person, I just see my political beliefs as an extension of how … Continue reading →

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Shovel Knight: Plague of Shadows

Posted on January 17, 2021 by Adam Randall

Shovel Knight is probably one of the most popular indie games of all time – and with good reason: it’s good fun, it has a nice art style and a wonderful soundtrack. While it is just one main game, Yacht … Continue reading →

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Nazi Comparisons

Posted on January 14, 2021 by Adam Randall

It’s an old “rule” of internet debates that the first person to compare the opposing side to the Nazis has lost the argument. If somebody criticises the government, for example, by calling them Nazis, most people won’t take them seriously. … Continue reading →

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Trusty Book Reviews

Posted on January 12, 2021 by Adam Randall

For almost a decade I’ve been writing reviews of (almost) every book I’ve read and then posting them here on this blog. At this point, there are over two hundred of them. I’ve really enjoyed doing it and will always … Continue reading →

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Chariots of the Gods by Erich von Däniken

Posted on January 7, 2021 by Adam Randall

I’m sure you’re probably familiar with the theory that the Earth was visited by advanced aliens in ancient times and that they guided the early civilisations who saw them as gods. It’s a fun concept for science fiction stories, but … Continue reading →

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Clu Clu Land

Posted on January 4, 2021 by Adam Randall

There were a lot of games which Nintendo made for the NES which went on to become big franchises for them, receiving new instalments on various later consoles. However, there were also games which were never properly revisited. Sometimes this … Continue reading →

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Ten Years Ago Today

Posted on January 1, 2021 by Adam Randall

Ten years ago today, it was the first of January 2011. That feels very strange to me. I had a somewhat similar feeling at the start of 2020, knowing that 2010 had been a decade ago, I wrote about it … Continue reading →

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Reflecting on 2020

Posted on December 31, 2020 by Adam Randall

I thought to myself “writing a summary of my year on New Year’s Eve/early New Year’s Day has started to become an annual tradition, hasn’t it?” but taking a look, it seems I didn’t do that last year, which is … Continue reading →

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