Way back when I was young, I inherited a pile of books from my father. Some were from when he was a boy, others were from later on, dealing with Greek and Roman history mainly. Of his boyhood books, one in particular became my favourite. It had been given to him for Christmas 1956, so [...]
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Author’s Review: The Swiss Family Robinson
Posted: June 24, 2009 in author's reviewTags: books, reading, review, writing
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Author’s Review: Star Trek
Posted: May 9, 2009 in author's reviewTags: movies, star trek, the onion
I’ve seen the new Star Trek movie and thought I’d give a brief review. Firstly I’ll say I’m not a Trekkie. I’ve seen the odd episode and movie, but never really got into it nor followed it. I did have a flatmate once who was a Trekkie, and I learnt most of what I know [...]
Author’s Review: The Histories
Posted: December 19, 2008 in author's reviewTags: herodotus, history, review
For this, the second, Author’s Review we are going back, way back to a very old book, The Histories, by Herodotus of Halicarnassus. The Histories was written around 440BC, which makes it about as old as I feel most mornings. Herodotus is said to have been born in Halicarnassus, an ancient Greek city that lies [...]
Author’s Review: Macbeth
Posted: December 9, 2008 in author's reviewTags: macbeth, review, shakespeare
This is the first of what will be a series of ongoing author’s reviews, which, basically, will be me sharing some of my favourite works of literature, movies and more, and the reasons why I enjoy them. These things are, of course, subjective. What I may like others may not. To each their own. We [...]
