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”
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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”
Bookshops and Bonedust by Travis Baldree
Page Count: 368 Rating: 5/5 REVIEW Wow -what a prequel! I loved it so much. The characters, the plot, the setting – everything. Even the twists which are often hit or miss for me. I expected the romantic interest to be someone else than who it ended up being but, once I adjusted, I lovedContinue reading “Bookshops and Bonedust by Travis Baldree”
A Language of Dragons by S.F.Williamson
Page Count: 471 Rating: 5/5 REVIEW This was an amazing fantasy novel and told from a fascinating view. It was so interesting to be following a character in the first person who is so conflicted and stubborn to the truth that the reader can see, but also so complicated and loving. I was considering 4*Continue reading “A Language of Dragons by S.F.Williamson”
Mallory Vayle and the Curse of the Maggoty Skull by Martin Howard
Page Count: 304 Rating: 4/5 REVIEW This was a funny and spooky story. I loved the characters and the setting as well as the version of magic that it contained. I loved the twists that it contained and I even enjoyed the cliff-hanger that means that I will probably pick up the sequel when itContinue reading “Mallory Vayle and the Curse of the Maggoty Skull by Martin Howard”
See What You’re Missing by Will Gompertz
Page Count: 316 Rating: 4/5 REVIEW This was such an inspiring book that talked about so many different artists, their work, and the way they see the world and art. It was fun to read about artists that I had never heard of and aspects of art I had never considered looking into or experimentingContinue reading “See What You’re Missing by Will Gompertz”
The Theatre and its Double by Antonin Artaud
Page Count: 150 Rating: 4/5 REVIEW This book was fascinating if not a bit archaic with the language choices for this particular translation I loved the discussion of taking theatre back to being more movement based than language based and having actor and audience on the same level instead. Some of it went completely overContinue reading “The Theatre and its Double by Antonin Artaud”
Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell
Page Count: 326 Rating: 5/5 REVIEW This was such a brilliant concept and a gripping adventure that I could not put it down. I loved the characters so much and I enjoyed the twists and turns that the plot went through. The idea of a world hidden within the world is one that I thinkContinue reading “Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell”
The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid
Page Count: 209 Rating: 4/5 REVIEW I was debating on whether to give this book 3 or 4 stars but I chose 4 simply due to the force at which it kept me reading. It did not conclude with a seriousness/danger that I thought it was building up to, however I know that this isContinue reading “The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid”
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