Author Archives: Hannah Rachel

Page Count: 308 Rating: 5/5 REVIEW I loved this book and all the points that it raised. I was angry at the endless inequalities mentioned and I realised that this a good reaction – it means that I have resonated with the book’s message of disabled people – especially disabled women – should be helpedContinue reading “Who wants normal? By Frances Ryan”

Page Count: 176 Rating: 3.75/5 REVIEW It was an interesting topic to read about and quite a short book so not a whole lot to get through. However, because of this it didn’t go into the level of detail that I needed to understand the concepts he was explaining. It sometimes felt like the scienceContinue reading “Nine Musings on Time by John Gribbin”

Page Count: 220 Rating: 4/5 REVIEW It was interesting to see the worlds of video games through so many different sets of eyes and on so many platforms – including mobile which I wasn’t expecting. Though I don’t play a big range of games myself, I do love the ways that they can tell stories,Continue reading “Critical Hits by Carmen Machaelo & Robert Lennon”

Page Count: 437 Rating: 3.5 REVIEW So as a pure ‘correct’ book of ‘scientific fact’ this is not the best. There are a lot of gaps that she fills in with theories – which she does acknowledge as theories to be fair – and some I disagree with. But the parts which are rooted inContinue reading “Eve by Cat Bohannon”

Page Count: 211 Rating: 4/5 REVIEW I went into this book thinking that it would be closer to the transcripts of the lectures that were given by the Royal Institute but instead it was summaries which makes more sense as it is not that large of a book. Once I got over the confusion fromContinue reading “13 Journeys through Time and Space by Colin Stuart (Royal Institute)”

Page Count: 233 Rating: 4.5/5 REVIEW It was beautifully written and I love the Vernian quirks of random lessons and facts being dispersed within the fiction. The actual journey to the centre is around three quarters of the book and don’t actually end up fully competing the full trip due to the actions of theContinue reading “Journey to the Centre of the Earth by Jules Verne”

Page Count: 270 Rating: 4/5 REVIEW This was a book that was enjoyable to read about a version of history through boat wrecks that was a new way at looking into the past when the ocean was a bigger barrier than it is today. I liked the use of the different boats and wreaks toContinue reading “A History of the World in 12 Shipwrecks by David Gibbins”

Page Count: 416 Rating: 4.7/5 REVIEW It was so fascinating to read about the 7 wonders of the world and the context that they were built in. I liked seeing which ones we know more about and which ones are more whispers on the wind and theories from sources that can’t agree. What was interestingContinue reading “The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World by Bettany Hughes”