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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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Continue reading →: Book Review: An Idiot Abroad: The Travel Diaries of Karl Pilkington by Karl Pilkington
An Idiot Abroad: The Travel Diaries of Karl Pilkington by Karl Pilkington My rating: 1 of 5 stars Easily in the bottom five books I’ve ever read. This is a truly appalling book, not just because of the sentiments uttered within but because of the more dangerous aspect that so…
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Continue reading →: Book Review: The Siege of Krishnapur by J.G. Farrell
The Siege of Krishnapur by J.G. Farrell My rating: 4 of 5 stars Part of the current A level English Literature syllabus, this classic novel from Farrell is part of his triptych of books looking at, and criticising, the British Empire. This one is based loosely on the real events…
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Continue reading →: Book Reivew: Life is Elsewhere by Milan Kundera
Life is Elsewhere by Milan Kundera My rating: 2 of 5 stars This is the third – and definitely final – novel by Milan Kundera that I shall be reading. Given that he is so famous and his writings so admired, I really felt I shouldn’t write him off after…
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