Monthly Archives: February 2010
Graham Greene – The End of the Affair
When I first began reading this novel, I was reminded of a book I was forced to read at college, namely Enduring love by Ian McEwan. After groaning inwardly at the similarities (needless to say, I didn’t get on with the latter book at all) I... more
Charlotte Gilman – The Yellow Wallpaper
As far as the Daughters of Decadence and the Fien de Siecle go, I’m really not sold on most of their writing. But encountering The Yellow Wallpaper is encountering much more than the other stories; stories about women being pains in the asses, or... more
Fan Fiction – The Bad
So, we’ve already gone through the points of Fan Fiction, and this is where I’m now allowed to briefly discuss a number of bad points about this genre of writing. I mentioned in my last article that until very recently, I stayed as far away... more
Graham Greene – Brighton Rock
The plot of this novel follows a gang war in the dark underworld of Brighton, being led by the ruthless Pinkie who has killed Hale, a journalist. The killing of this character is the catalyst for Ida Arnold, a friend of Hale, to investigate and... more
Robert Harris – Fatherland
Since Phillip K. Dick's 'The Man in the High Castle', writers have often wondered ‘what if’ big historical events hadn’t turned out the way they did, and where would that leave us? This is the subject my latest review, Robert Harris'... more
Behind the Screens – Part 5
Well with one thing and another, I find myself with not a lot of time to spare just recently. I’ve been accused of spending just as much time writing and doing ‘backstage’ work for I.Q. as I spend working on my degree, and I’ve got to admit... more
Fan Fiction – The Good
This is the first of three articles, all about the phenomena that is Fan Fiction. Until a couple of months ago, I was dead set against Fan Fiction. But my mind has changed a little recently, which is why I have decided to start out on a good foot... more
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H.G. Wells – The Island of Dr. Moreau
If you thought genetic engineering was a recent thing, then you're dead wrong. When most people consider the roots of science fiction to lie with Jules Verne, whose legacy includes stories of submarines and journeying to thetars s a long time befor... more
Lynn Nye & McCaffrey – The Dragonlover’s guide to Pern
Normally I do my best to read a piece of literature without first having any sort of preconceptions about how good or bad it’s going to be. If I think I’m going to be bias, I simply either don’t read the book, or just wait until those... more
Samuel Beckett – Endgame
Author: Samuel Beckett Okay, I’m afraid you will have to bear with me on this review, dear reader. Not because I don’t really have anything to say about the latest play I’ve been told to read during my last term as an English undergraduate,... more
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