Category Archives: Book Reviews

Fifty Shades of Grey by E. L. James

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Adam Randall

This book isn’t for me… The story follows the development of the relationship between Christian Grey and Anastasia Steele. Christian is into BDSM (bondage, dominance, sadism and masochism) and Ana just wants a regular old relationship (something she’s never had … Continue reading →

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Star Trek: The Next Generation/Doctor Who: Assimilation² by Scott Tipton and David Tipton

Posted on May 5, 2013 by Adam Randall

This is a very exciting crossover between the two television series Star Trek: The Next Generation and Doctor Who. You might worry that, if you’re only familiar with one of them, you might not be able to understand the storyline, … Continue reading →

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Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson

Posted on May 4, 2013 by Adam Randall

This book is full to the brim with wonderful pirate tropes. Without this, the pirate genre in general may well never have been so popular, and would definitely be very different. This was a very influential novel. The story is … Continue reading →

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The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Volume 2 by Alan Moore

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Adam Randall

This graphic novel is a sequel to the first League of Extraordinary Gentleman book, and also, quite cleverly, takes place during the novel The War of the Worlds, telling us what all of the characters (who are all taken from … Continue reading →

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Northern Lights by Philip Pullman

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Adam Randall

This is the first book in the Northern Lights trilogy, a fantasy series set in a different version of the Earth in the nineteenth century, where every human has their own dæmon companion. The story follows a loveable twelve year … Continue reading →

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Doctor Who: Dreams of Empire by Justin Richards

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Adam Randall

This novel features a new adventure for the Second Doctor and his companions Jamie and Victoria. Something I think is important to point out, though, is that this feels more like a story that just happens to involve the Doctor … Continue reading →

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The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Adam Randall

This novel is a very significant one in the history of science fiction. This is the first story about an advanced race of aliens invading the Earth and going to war with the humans, and it’s a pretty good one … Continue reading →

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Goodnight John-Boy by Earl Hamner and Ralph Giffin

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Adam Randall

(I have decided to write a book review every day this week, as well as the three usual posts) This is a non-fictional book about the 1970s television show, The Waltons. Mainly, it is an episode guide, but it also … Continue reading →

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The Social Contract by Jean-Jacques Rousseau (translated by Maurice Cranston)

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Adam Randall

This book is a non-fiction philosophical work in which Jean-Jacques Rousseau sets out the ways in which he believes a state should be correctly run. Interestingly enough, it was one of several things which sparked off the French Revolution. In … Continue reading →

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Red Dwarf: Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers by Rob Grant and Doug Naylor

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Adam Randall

This book ties in with the television series Red Dwarf (in case you didn’t know) but rather than being a book of additional stories set in the same world, or a straight novelisation, it’s more of a retelling of the … Continue reading →

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