End of Part I- Part II chapter V Apologise in advance for ranty incoherent nature... Oooo Dominique Francon. I kind of love Rand for creating such a lovely set up, you think the book's all about a couple of men's lives, one who follows the rules one who is morally obliged to break them, then … Continue reading Blogalong The Foutainhead Part III
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Blogalong The Foutainhead Part II
Some Basic Rules 1) Do Not Read This Book Whilst Pissed 2) Do Not Shout At This Book After Reading This Book Whilst Pissed. It Is A Book. The Characters Cannot Hear You. They Are Fictional. So yeah, Dominique's a cow-bag, isn't she? "Oh I'm going to make no fucking sense, I'm going to lead … Continue reading Blogalong The Foutainhead Part II
Blogalong The Foutainhead Part 1
Introduction, and Chapters I-VIII Not knowing that much about Ayn Rand apart from what I could find through google/wikipedia (no librarian points for Jess), I was surprised how much I found to empathise with in her introduction to The Fountainhead, written 25 years after its publication. One particular sentence stood out for me; when she … Continue reading Blogalong The Foutainhead Part 1
Blog Along The Fountainhead
In which a self-identifying Marxist Feminist is dared to read Ayn Rand's The Fountainhead and blog about it... So one Bettakultcha, Many Moons ago, a Man Called Simon struck up a conversation with me in which my political views came up. Regular readers will know I'm hardly shy about my opinions and my beliefs are … Continue reading Blog Along The Fountainhead
Book Club – The Second Meet Up!
Venue: Arcadia Bar Date: 20th March 2011 Time: 5pm - 7pm Agreed on: Touching the Void by Joe Simpson (THANKS AGAIN TO P, WHO NEARLY KILLED ME WITH HIS BOOK CHOICE!) Discussed: The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon **SPOILERS**SPOILERS**SPOILERS** Right, once again, our little intrepid band of book lovers were … Continue reading Book Club – The Second Meet Up!
Return to the Dark Crystal
When single shines the triple sun, What was sundered and undone Shall be whole, the two made one, By Gelfling hand, or else by none. THE GELFLING PROPHECY A few months ago, I reviewed Return to Labyrinth - a 4 part manga/comic continuation of the epically awesome 1986 Jim Henson film - Labyrinth. You … Continue reading Return to the Dark Crystal
Book Club the Bigger! Meeting the first!
Venue: Arcadia Bar Date: 30th January 2011 Time: 5pm - 7pm Agreed on: The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon Discussed: The White Woman on the Green Bicycle by Monique Roffey Right, despite this being the first time we had all met up, we wasted no time in getting started, barely waiting for … Continue reading Book Club the Bigger! Meeting the first!
Booker Challenge – Book 1!
BOOKER CHALLENGE Title: The White Tiger Author: Aravind Adiga Year Won: 2008 Rating: 8/10 Quick Summary: Set in modern day India, this book comprises of a series of letters, written by the self made Balram Halwai to the Premier of China. Originally from a tiny village in 'the darkness' of rural India, Balram was an … Continue reading Booker Challenge – Book 1!
Booker Challenge – Book 4!
BOOKER CHALLENGE Title : The Bone People Author : Keri Hulme Year Won: 1984 Read for: January 2011 Rating : 7/10 Quick Summary: Set in New Zealand, this is a book of two distinct sections. The first introduces us to the artist Kerewin, the troubled, and mute 8 year old Simon, and his widower adoptive … Continue reading Booker Challenge – Book 4!
Return to Labyrinth
Have you ever been at a party and had someone mention... the macarena or something similar, and before you know it, a whole pile of 20-somethings are on their feet, singing along, doing all the movements, generally making right eijits of themselves, and loving it? Well, my version of that occurs at least twice a … Continue reading Return to Labyrinth
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