The Hope and Anchor by Julia Kite.
My rating: 4 of 5 stars.
So you wake up from a dodgy night on the tiles and find your girlfriend’s missing. What happens next?
It’s not just up north that’s grim, mate.
Book review: The Hope and Anchor
Month: May 2019
Dirty Three: Vivid Live, 2019
Enough said, really. (more…)
Pre-Sequel, phantoms and prehistory
So I’ve been playing through a couple of games of late, and haven’t written anything about ’em. Time to rectify that. Strap in if you’re delighted by the second-hand thoughts of my gaming exploits. It’s fun, I assure you.
(It probably isn’t, but bear with me.)
Book review: 100 Bullets: The Deluxe Edition Book V
100 Bullets: The Deluxe Edition Book V by Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso.
My rating: 4 of 5 stars.
Well, here we are. The end of the story. The last sprint to the finish. And as expected, there’s blood and boobs and, well, bullets.
And is it satisfying? How can I put this?
Pictured: the reader.
Yeah nah.
Mind you, that’s not necessarily unexpected, given the genre we’re knee-deep in the guts of. But still. (more…)
Book review: Journeys
Journeys by Stefan Zweig (tr. Will Stone).
My rating: 4 of 5 stars.
I must admit that prior to reading this book, I’d only known Stefan Zweig’s work through its influence on The Grand Budapest Hotel – which is a fairly enormous watering-down of his importance on my part.
Yes?
Turns out Zweig’s writing is much more than just the inspiration for some lovely cinema. Journeys is a collection of the writer’s work, translated by Will Stone, spanning four decades, all of which specifically relate to travel.
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Yeah nah. 