Being tied up with university and far too many deadlines has meant my reading for pleasure is on hold for the moment. I miss it. I got so many books for Christmas, and had to leave them all behind *sob*. But I was reflecting on novels I have already read. Novels that stay with you [...]
Tag: novels
Quintessentially English Novels
I love the word quintessentially. It sounds like such an English word itself, so when used to describe something very much English I feel like dressing in tweed and plaid, and having a cup of afternoon tea. (Have actually just polished off a cup of Earl Grey. Oh and I've discovered Tetley tea in my [...]
Men in the Media Who are Awesome Feminists
There are a lot of discussions when it comes to men and feminism. Can men be feminists? (Erm, yes, ofc). Are they not intimidated by the word feminism? Why not use the term gender equality? (Personally I think it's daft to get so hung up by the name, feminism = gender equality, simple as that). [...]
Beautiful Literary Quotes
Everybody likes quotes. They are constantly posted on social media, and those (allegedly) by Marilyn Monroe seem to be the most popular. Inspirational things to never give up, that no one understands your pain, or that you don't need no man. But to me, some of the best quotes for life come from my bookshelf. [...]
Wanderlust Novels
If you're bitten by the travel bug, it doesn't take much to fuel the desire to take off and see the world. Just on the train from London to my home city recently I was listening to Bruce Springsteen and thinking to myself "I could definitely just take off on a motorbike", before reminding myself [...]
Ones to Watch: Great Film Adaptions of Great Novels
There is a lot of satisfaction when, coming out of the cinema or tuning off the DVD player, you can say "It wasn't as good as the book". And then you bore your friends/partner/family by ranting about what the film adaption left out from the book, and how those missing pieces are what made the [...]
Book Series that Defined My Childhood
For as long as I can remember I've been a bookworm. My mum always feared I would struggle in school, because as a toddler I couldn't do 4 piece jigsaws or figure out shape sorter toys, but when I brought a book home and read it to her, her fears more or less went away. Childhood literature [...]
Novels of Note
For a previous post I talked/rambled/gushed about a few favourite writers of mine, and which of their works I would advocate anyone to read. For this very similar post I'm going to talk/ramble/gush about which novels I have read (and nothing else by the author). And of course there are abundant novels out there, more than I [...]
Inside a Mind 