Monthly Archives: March 2010
Harry Potter and the Unresolved Oedipus Complex – Part 1
"Wands are only as powerful as the wizards who use them. Some wizards just like to boast that theirs are bigger and better than other people’s." - (Hermione - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.) I’m sure it’s not just me who’s noticed... more
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Tagged Critical Theory, Harry Potter, Humour, Oedipus, Rowling
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Bernadine Evaristo – The Emperor’s Babe
Set in Roman London, the story’s protagonist is Zuleika, the rebellious only-daughter of immigrants from the Sudan. At a young age, she is married off to a wealthy merchant old enough to be her father, and then left to her own devices in her... more
On Being a Review Writer – Conclusion
I wanted to wrap this all up by putting together some thoughts and ideas. Personal experiences are peppered throughout the article but some final musings are called for. I never thought in a million years that I would become a review writer. It... more
Behind the Screens – Part 6
Well, as of yesterday, I.Q. is officially going to be around for the next two years. Yes dear readers, it was that time of year when I had to renew the domain name. I think it should be seen as a token of continuing enthusiasm and optimism that I... more
Robin Johnson – Broken Holmes
After being a member of the technical crew for a performance of this piece of drama, I was intrigued enough by what I saw to buy a copy of the script so that I could peruse the writing in a more leisurely manner. Having only read one of the... more
Films and their Books
After just watching the BAFTA's, and now looking ahead to this summer's blockbuster films, you might notice there's something quite literary about the movies this year. From The Lovely Bones to A Single Man, from the next Harry Potter to the next... more
Anne McCaffrey – Freedom’s Challenge
Genre: Science Fiction (3rd in a series) Basic Plot: It’s been quite a while since the first drop landed on the planet of Bontany. The humans, Deski, Rugarians and the sole Catteni alike were managing to live in relative peace, especially with... more
William Y. Tindall – Samuel Beckett
I don’t usually make a point of reviewing ‘academic’ books for a set of very good reasons. I guess the main of which is the fact that I doubt any of my readers would particularly want to read about some obscure critical theory that was written... more
Fan Fiction – The Ugly
Welcome, dear reader, to the last in a mini-series of articles about the positive and negative attributes of Fan Fiction. “But we’ve already gone through the ‘good’ and the ‘bad’ articles!” I hear you cry. This simply means, dear... more
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Tagged Characterisation, Crossovers, Fan Fiction, Mauling, Ugly
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Oscar Wilde – The Importance of Being Earnest
Noted by the author himself as being a ‘trivial play for serious people’, The Importance of being Earnest embodies one of those rare occasions when the writer doesn’t seem to take themselves too seriously. The general plotline follows two... more
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