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Watchmen by Alan Moore

Alan Moore’s Watchmen is a standalone graphic novel, which takes the superhero genre and tries to play it as realistically as possible. The result is something which is very pleasing and something which can be enjoyed both by fans of … Continue reading

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The War of Art by Steven Pressfield

This is non-fiction book which sets out to help its readers overcome any forms of creative block and get on with their own projects. The main focus seems to be on writing (as Pressfield himself is a writer) but he … Continue reading

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The Shock of the Fall by Nathan Filer

I just recently finished reading this book, and it has become one of my absolute favourite novels and while I enjoy pretty much every book that I read, I don’t have all that many absolute favourites. Having said that, I’m … Continue reading

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Who on Earth is Tom Baker? by Tom Baker

As you may be able to guess from the title, this book is the autobiography of Tom Baker, the actor best known for his portrayal of the Fourth Doctor on Doctor Who. His version of the Doctor is known for … Continue reading

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Dreamcatcher by Stephen King

In 1999 Stephen King was in a horrible accident which left him with a long and difficult recuperation period. Dreamcatcher is the first novel he wrote after this accident and while it may be a story about aliens and psychic … Continue reading

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Holes by Louis Sachar

This is one of those children’s novels which I imagine will appeal to all ages, even if you’re not the kind of person who’ll usually be interested in things with a younger target audience. Holes contains a large cast of … Continue reading

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Doctor Who: The Silurian Gift by Mike Tucker

The Silurian Gift sees a companion-less Eleventh Doctor travelling to a research centre in the South Pole where a man claims that he can solve all of the world’s energy problems with his mysterious new power source. As I’m sure … Continue reading

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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Pride and Prejudice, you may be a little disappointed to hear, doesn’t really deal with the prejudices of its time (as I thought it might, before starting it). However, this doesn’t change the fact it’s a very enjoyable book. Curiously, … Continue reading

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The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins by Dr. Seuss

This is one of the earlier (and longer) picture books written by Dr. Seuss. In it, a young man named Bartholomew Cubbins finds himself in a rather unusual situation where every time he takes off his hat, another one is … Continue reading

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The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories by H. P. Lovecraft

Over his very large number of short stories, H. P. Lovecraft created a huge mythos of ancient aliens, dream worlds and a vast variety of other frightening things. This collection of his works gives you a nice selection of them. … Continue reading

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