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Review of ‘The Woman in Me’ by Britney Spears

27/11/2023 nsford 2 Comments

A bold, compelling memoir from pop superstar Britney. She has had a turbulent life, of which the titles of her…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, Britney Spears, memoir, music, reviews

Resisting AI artwork

25/11/2023 nsford 4 Comments

Last week, my social media feeds were swamped by AI-generated Disney Pixar-style avatars, a trend which is very popular. It…

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Posted in: Writing Filed under: art, writing

Review of ‘No Tears: Tales from the Square Mile’ by David Charters

23/11/2023 nsford Leave a comment

A collection of nastily compelling stories set in the ruthless world of financial traders in the City of London, also…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, David Charters, fiction, reviews, short stories

Review of ‘Three Men on the Bummel’ by Jerome K Jerome

21/11/2023 nsford Leave a comment

The title of this book sounds like it could be rude, but ‘bummel’ is a ‘stroll’ in German, or in…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, fiction, Jerome K Jerome, reviews

Why is reviewing autobiographies so difficult?

19/11/2023 nsford 5 Comments

I review most of the books I read. Some, however, I can’t seem to find the right words for. These…

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Posted in: Reading Filed under: books, memoir, reading

Review of ‘The Last Unicorn’ by Peter S Beagle

17/11/2023 nsford Leave a comment

A magic-soaked, hallucinatory quest novel first published in 1968, The Last Unicorn rather captivated me, although towards the end I…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, fantasy, fiction, Peter S Beagle, reviews

Review of ‘The Premonition’ by Banana Yoshimoto

14/11/2023 nsford 2 Comments

A quietly supernatural, simply-written short novel about family. It’s narrated by Yayoi, who goes to stay with her otherworldly aunt…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: Banana Yoshimoto, books, fiction, reviews, translations

Review of ‘Rotherweird’ by Andrew Caldecott

12/11/2023 nsford Leave a comment

This book is said to have Gormenghast and Hogwarts vibes – referencing two of my favourite series – so I…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: Andrew Caldecott, books, fantasy, fiction, reviews

Film of the book: ‘The Last Temptation of Christ’ (1988)

09/11/2023 nsford Leave a comment

Directed by Martin Scorsese with a screenplay by Paul Schrader, this controversial and rather stylish film is based on Nikos…

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Posted in: Film & TV Filed under: books, fiction, films, Nikos Kazantzakis, reviews

Rocky road: a poem

07/11/2023 nsford Leave a comment

Chewy and rocky and full of choccy, with vegan marshmallows (they do exist), pistachios for a nutty green twist, sultanas…

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Posted in: Poetry Filed under: poetry

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