It’s probably because of how much I love to read that when I do come across a movie that goes beyond the page, it really sticks in my head.
Category: Books
Geiger by Gustaf Skördeman
For fans of I Am Pilgrim (apparently)...
6 books to read for whatever your mood.
I've been stuck for things to read... have you?
The art of adaption / The League Extraordinary Gentlemen
This blog was going to be about how amazing The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (Vol 1) is, but I couldn’t get past the disparity in quality between the comic and the movie…
Utopia Avenue – David Mitchell
Much as I loved reading Utopia Avenue, as I turned over the last page, a small part of me couldn’t help but wonder …what if?
Gravity’s Rainbow – Thomas Pynchon
If I were to draw up a sliding scale, with 'slightly unusual' on one end, and, 'completely unhinged from all conventional reality,' at the other; well, Gravity’s Rainbow is...
Piranesi – by Susanna Clarke
Piranesi’s particular gift is the haunting quiet it instils in your mind...
The importance of reading in the age of COVID.
2020 has been a weird year. I suppose that’s an understatement for a lot of people...
Some Christmas Book Suggestions
Tis the season to be jolly... as they say. Ordinarily, I'm not the biggest subscriber to the Christmas consumerism culture, a luxury I'm afforded by correct condom usage and a subsequent lack of children. This year's a little different though (I mean - obviously) and I think everyone needs to get out there and give everyone else a bit of win.
Infinite Jest – David Foster Wallace
So, the question faced, as I try to write a review of Infinite Jest is:- how do you write a review of Infinite Jest, without writing a book about Infinite Jest?
