Category Archives: Book Reviews

This is a very curious historic text (and quite an upsetting one too) about a sailor named Leondert Hussenlosch. In 1724 Hussenlosch was marooned on a Ascension Isle (an uninhabited island) as punishment for the crime of “sodomy” which, for … Continue reading →

Not only is this book very interesting, but it’s one that holds a great deal of historic significance. Man Into Woman is an account of Lili Elbe’s experiences as a trans woman – one of the first in history to … Continue reading →

Of all the Shakespeare plays I’ve read – this was very much one of the lightest. Similar to Much Ado About Nothing, it never feels like there’s a great deal of tension or drama, and it doesn’t tie into any … Continue reading →

Some Doctor Who novels are basically just episodes in written form, others have the types of narrative that you’d never see on TV because they’re just not right for the medium. Shadowmind, the sixteenth novel in the Virgin New Adventures … Continue reading →

There are few stories which have become so deeply ingrained in popular culture as The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Somehow, I’d never gotten around to reading it or watching any version of it (other than the Muppet one, which I … Continue reading →

Paradise Lost is something that I’ve wanted to read for years, but I felt that I should probably read all of the Bible first. Since I finally finished it last year, the runway was open for me to finally take … Continue reading →

Vilette was the final novel by Charlotte Brontë and it tells the story of a woman named Lucy Snowe who travels to the town of Vilette (in the fictional French-speaking country of Labassecour). It’s an interesting story, because I never … Continue reading →

Anyone with an interest in feminism and its history should read A Vindication of the Rights of Women at some point. The extent to which Mary Wollstonecraft was ahead of her time is amazing, and she makes a compelling argument … Continue reading →

After finding Sourcery to be pretty much just okay, I was pleased that the next Discworld novel returned to Granny Weatherwax from Equal Rites, which had been one of my favourites so far. Sure enough, I had a good time … Continue reading →

This was the third novel by Agatha Christie, and the second to feature her iconic character, Hercule Poirot. I did actually prefer the Tommy and Tuppence duo from The Secret Adversary, but Poirot himself was easily one of my favourite … Continue reading →