Page Count: 240 Rating: 4.5/5 REVIEW A a reader I didn’t think that I had that much to learn about what reading books – mostly fiction – could give to us. I was wrong in the best way. This book was easy to read and was a good balance of anecdotes, interviews, and evidence withContinue reading “Read Yourself Happy by Daisy Buchanan”
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By Ash, Oak, and Thorn by Mellissa Harrison
Page Count: 242 Rating: 3.5/5 REVIEW I loved the concept that this book was going for, the characters, and the story’s plot, but I couldn’t quite get into the writing style and I found it quite jarring. The ability for all the creatures to talk to each other and the concept of the Hidden FolkContinue reading “By Ash, Oak, and Thorn by Mellissa Harrison”
Benny & The Blue Whale by Andy Stanton
Page Count: 380 Rating: 5/5 REVIEW The story that Andy VS ChatGPT ended up making was bonkers and hilarious but the comments from the (human) author really made me think about the difference between creating and being creative and how, at least for now, AI can only really do the former while true storytelling requiresContinue reading “Benny & The Blue Whale by Andy Stanton”
Artificial Intelligence – A guide for thinking humans. By Melanie Mitchell
Page Count: 370 Rating:4/5 REVIEW This was a brilliant book about an interesting, complicated, and nuanced topic. AI does not scare me but I am aware that it does need to keep humans in the loop. It was good to read a book on AI that was down to earth, factual, understandable, and not fearmongering.Continue reading “Artificial Intelligence – A guide for thinking humans. By Melanie Mitchell”
Dead Poets Society by N H Kleinbaum
Page Count: 166 Rating: 4/5 REVIEW The writing was not the strongest but that is probably due to the fact that it is a novelisation of a film and so a script turned into prose and I have not watched the film so I won’t feel its full effect. However, I still enjoyed the beautifulContinue reading “Dead Poets Society by N H Kleinbaum”
Boot by Shane Hegarty
Page Count: 227 Rating: 4/5 REVIEW A cute little tale of a determined little toy robot who just wants to get back to his human girl and the other robots (and enemies) he meets along the way. I loved the contrast between the robots that had a personality knocked into them and the other normalContinue reading “Boot by Shane Hegarty”
Anne Boleyn & Elizabeth I by Tracy Borman
Page Count: 240 Rating: 5/5 REVIEW I’ve always been fascinated by medieval royals and queens specifically so reading about two as famous as Anne Boleyn and Elizabeth I was as epic and fraught with danger as I assumed it would be. There were so many details about both women that I had never heard ofContinue reading “Anne Boleyn & Elizabeth I by Tracy Borman”
The Story of Art Without Men by Katy Hessel
Page Count: 512 Rating: 4/5 REVIEW I love art history and I have listened to Hessel’s podcast so I had an inkling that I would enjoy this book. I was happy to recognise some of the names of artists from The Great Women Artists podcast and to see the pieces of art that they didContinue reading “The Story of Art Without Men by Katy Hessel”
Black Venus by Angela Carter
Page Count: 131 Rating: 4/5 REVIEW This was a beautiful collection of short stories with Carter’s usual poetic gothic edge and lyrical descriptions. I love the way that she writes and, even though I didn’t enjoy every story in the collection, I still read each one all the way through simply for her penmanship andContinue reading “Black Venus by Angela Carter”
The Magic Toyshop by Angela Carter
Page Count: 200 Rating: 4/5 REVIEW I read it all in one go and just could not put it down the story was so compelling and so Gothically poetic. Though I would have preferred a slightly different ending and felt slightly waylaid by the blurb I still found it a shilling story from one ofContinue reading “The Magic Toyshop by Angela Carter”
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