I first read Heart of Darkness about twenty years ago. I was getting ready to study History and Victorian Studies at Lampeter University and I went on a spending spree in ‘one of those shops’ in Northwich. By ‘one of those shops’ I mean a ‘stack um hight and sell um cheap’ kind of bookshop …
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Nineteen Eighty Four
Nineteen Eighty Four is one of the most influential books I have ever read. I have read it many many times and always see something different. The power of the book comes from the mind and energy of the author George Orwell and the long fermentation of the ideas in his mind. I am writing …
What the Rough Guide says about Coventry…
A description of Airstrip One from 1984
What am I reading today?
Coming back to blogging about books, culture and toy soldiers
Battle Star Galactica and the Star Trek Mirrorverse
Short post today because I stayed up far to late last night watching Battlestar Galactica. I want to do a series of posts as I watch through the whole (modern) series. I might do the same with 1980s series if I get time. I have seen it before but since I was looking after a …
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Engaging with Dysopia
Yesterday I wrote about VOX. I reviewed it faviourably and fairly arguing that it is well integrated into the dystopian genre. Today I want to briefly talk about three dystopias that have engaged my imagination. 1984 is one of my faviourate books. I would go as far as to say that it is one of …
VOX
I have read VOX for the book club that I attend at The Big Comfy Bookshop in Coventry. What follows is a quick review. VOX is a dystopian novel where women are given a word limit every day. If they exceed their limit they are suffer an electric shock from a device worn around their …
A perfect day.
I am sitting in my my chair in my faviourate bookshop drinking Earl Grey tea brewed in a tea pot and served in a mug. All across the world there are many people far less blessed than I am. I am an Englishman living in a peaceful epoc of English history. We started as a …
A Poem for the Beginning
My Grandmother had a print of this on her wall and it has always mean a lot to me. Everything has a beginning and it is often a bit scary. I must admit blogging is a bit scary and starting today daunting. I hope you like my blog. Please subscribe for culture, civilisation, CS Lewis …
Jack Russell
Welcome to my blog. It is a cliche but I think it is a good start. This is a blog about somethings that mean a lot to me. I am a big fan of CS Lewis who argued that culture has no survival value, it won’t get you food, shelter or water but it does …
Jack Russell 