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Continue reading →: Book Review: 500 Words You Should Know by Caroline Taggart
500 Words You Should Know by Caroline Taggart My rating: 5 of 5 stars I have quite strict rules to decide on what makes a good fiction book but how do you decide for non-fiction? Especially given how different many non–fiction books are. Caroline Taggart’s book is a good example.…
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Continue reading →: Book Review: The Compleat Discworld Atlas by Terry Pratchett
The Compleat Discworld Atlas by Terry Pratchett My rating: 5 of 5 stars If the overtly colonial ‘King Solomon’s Mines’ was my secret porn (as I wrote recently), then Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series is my opium – and one I’m open and honest about. The series of books was unique…
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Continue reading →: King Solomon’s Mines by H. Rider Haggard
King Solomon’s Mines by H. Rider Haggard My rating: 4 of 5 stars Every man has his dirty secret and I guess for me it is this: H. Rider Haggard’s stories are my secret porn. When I read his books I can’t help but feel the same as I do…
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Continue reading →: Book Review – Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow by Yuval Noah Harari
Interested in learning more about this book? Shortform provide a brilliant set of summary notes you will find really helpful. Get your free trial here with 20% off the subscription you use the link. The four stars I’ve given this book are, I’ll admit from the start, somewhat out of…
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Continue reading →: Theatre Review: Brick Lane 78 by Murad Khan
Theatre Review: Brick Lane 78 by Murad Khan By Ken Powell On Saturday 5 May, West Midlands-based theatre company, Purbanat, gave a special performance of Murad Khan’s latest offering ‘Brick Lane 78‘ at London’s Brady Art Centre. The date was chosen deliberately: 40 years since the murder of Altab Ali,…
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Continue reading →: Theatre Review: A Streetcar Named Desire
Originally published in Lancashire Life Theatre Review: A Streetcar Named Desire By Ken Powell The English Touring Theatre (ETT) have come to the Lake District’s Theatre by the Lake (TBTL) to present a new version of Tennessee William’s classic ‘A Streetcar Named Desire‘. Just as the themes of the play…
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Continue reading →: Theatre Review: Great Expectations
I have been remiss with posting my many theatre reviews and opinion column pieces on here recently – the modern-day problems with being a busy working freelance writer! Time to make up for this however. To begin with, here’s my latest review which was originally published in Lancashire Life. Theatre Review:…
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Continue reading →: Book Review: The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood My rating: 4 of 5 stars There’s no doubt about it, Margaret Atwood spins a good yarn. ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ is an interesting, well-written dystopian story of a near future where strict and extremist Christian religion has taken over the entire political and social…
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Continue reading →: Book Review – Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari
Interested in learning more about this book? Shortform provide a brilliant set of summary notes you will find really helpful. Get your free trial here with 20% off the subscription you use the link. There are some books which are so breathtakingly clear, honest and courageous that they instantly leap…
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Continue reading →: Book Review: The Lost Continent – Travels in Small Town America by Bill Bryson
The Lost Continent: Travels in Small Town America by Bill Bryson My rating: 3 of 5 stars It was really rather interesting reading this book by one of my favourite authors. One of his earliest books, ‘The Lost Continent’ is something of a (now) backwards look at 80s America (mostly…
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