Page Count: 126 Rating: 5/5 REVIEW This is a Christmas classic for a reason and I usually end up reading it every year for the season. I love the concept of the Christmas spirits of past, present, and future and Marley chained with the physical representation of his crimes while alive. I enjoyed the explorationContinue reading “A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens”
Author Archives: Hannah Rachel
The World is Good if we Believe it to Be
The world seems to be a big mess at the moment but that’s something that shouldn’t be as focused on as it is right now. ‘They’ say it is necessary to focus on the bad, but who is ‘they’? We all have lives that need to be lived – and we need to truly liveContinue reading “The World is Good if we Believe it to Be”
Regency Reunions at Christmas by Gaston, Martin, and Dickson
Page Count: 331 Rating: 4/5 REVIEW All three stories had immersive storytelling and, even though they were short, felt complete. They may or may not be historically accurate as that’s not something that I look for specifically but they produced the right atmosphere as historical fiction. The romances present were interesting and entertaining and, thoughContinue reading “Regency Reunions at Christmas by Gaston, Martin, and Dickson”
The Place of Tides by James Rebanks
Page Count: 289 Rating: 5/5 REVIEW This was such a beautiful and enthralling tale and I was not expecting to be so enchanted by a story of a Norwegian island woman who makes nests for ducks. It was wonderfully moving – both because of the work that these women are doing to protect both natureContinue reading “The Place of Tides by James Rebanks”
No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai
Page Count: 177 Rating: 5/5 REVIEW This story was beautiful and tragic. The tale of constant alienation and sorrow was told with such wonderful prose and, even though I have not had his experiences, the writing garnered feelings of empathy and a shared discomfort with society. The idea of society as an individual had anContinue reading “No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai”
Bluestockings by Jane Robinson
Page Count: 218 Rating: 4/5 REVIEW This was a pleasant book to read. It was humorous but still informative book about Bluestockings who were a movement of women and girls who fought for their chance to have an education. The women and gils are seen as pioneers, though their opinions and behaviours may seem oddContinue reading “Bluestockings by Jane Robinson”
How AI thinks by Nigel Toon
Page Count: 258 Rating: 4/5 REVIEW I really enjoyed reading this book and looking into what AI can and can’t do – and though my sci-fi heart yearns for it, Toon is certain that AI will never truly think for itself as all it can ever do will only be in the confines of whatContinue reading “How AI thinks by Nigel Toon”
Moral Ambition by Rutger Bregman
Page Count: 212 Rating: 4/5 REVIEW This was a really compelling book which talks about using ambition towards moral means such as solving world problems instead of making the rich richer or other such jobs. He gives good examples of people who have done good with the ambition that they have, but I felt likeContinue reading “Moral Ambition by Rutger Bregman”
Floating Hotel by Grace Curtis
Page Count: 303 Rating: 4/5 REVIEW This was a wild kooky ride of a science fiction and found it’s premise very enveloping like I could truly imagine a life on this space hotel with all of the misfits and conspiracies. As the book went on, I did get slightly worried that it would wander aimlesslyContinue reading “Floating Hotel by Grace Curtis”
The Lamb by Lucy Rose
Page Count: 326 Rating: 5/5 REVIEW This was such a gripping, chilling and heart wrenching horror story about a messed up family living in the woods told through the daughter who was raised there. I read it all in one go and felt almost compelled to keep reading – being scared but not being ableContinue reading “The Lamb by Lucy Rose”
Imagination Mansion 