I thought i would post a list of books which i would recommend people to read, based on the sort of thing they like! If you like “Bridget Jones’ Diary”, you might like ” Funny Valentine” by Amy Jenkins. A journalist follows a famous film star and develops feelings for him unexpectedly. If you like [...]
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My Book Recommendations
Posted: November 17, 2011 in UncategorizedTags: 1984, Amy Jenkins, book recommendations, Books, Bridget Jones' Diary, Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, David Eagleman, Dystopia, George Orwell, John Ajvide Lindqvist, Let the Right One In, Little Star, Margaret Atwood, Twilight, Utopia, Utopian and dystopian fiction
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“‘If everybody minded their own business,’ the Duchess said, in a hoarse growl, ‘the world would go around a great deal faster than it does.’” – Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland
“People simply disappeared, always during the night. Your name was removed from the registers, every record of everything you had ever done was wiped out, your one-time existence was denied and then forgotten. You were abolished, annihilated: vaporized was the usual word.” – George Orwell, 1984
June Book Challenge – Day 28
Posted: June 28, 2011 in Books and their issuesTags: 1984, Book, George Orwell, June Book Challenge
Today’s question: What is your favourite book which you studied at university? “1984″ By George Orwell – I had always been curious about this book, having heard so much about it, and when i had the chance to choose my own topic for my undergraduate dissertation, i chose to study Dystopia in literature. As a [...]
June Book Challenge – Day 11
Posted: June 11, 2011 in Books and their issuesTags: Books, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Dystopia, George Orwell, Handmaid's Tale, June Book Challenge, Margaret Atwood, Ray Bradbury, Utopia, Utopian and dystopian fiction
Today’s question: What genre do you really want to read more of? Dystopian fiction – Considering i did my undergraduate degree dissertation on the subject of how realistic utopia is to create, and looking at dystopia as the opposite to a utopian world, i really didnt read enough into the subject. My main books were [...]
Where do you write?
Posted: May 2, 2011 in Books and their issuesTags: Bed, George Orwell, Guardian, Reading, writing
Image via Wikipedia I read an interesting article today about the advantages of writing in bed: The advantages of writing in bed – The Guardian. It describes how authors like George Orwell wrote in bed, and how the bed is the perfect place for reading and writing. This made me think of where i like writing. [...]
What’s in a book?
Posted: November 5, 2010 in Books and their issuesTags: Big Brother, Books, George Orwell, Harry Potter, His Dark Materials, Margaret Atwood, Philip Pullman, Reading, The Handmaid's Tale
I have been pondering this question lately, and wondering what it is about a book that appeals to readers. Is it the way we can escape into a good book and forget what’s happening in our actual lives? Is the mark of a good book that you put a bit of yourself into it and [...]
