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Review of ‘Two Little Pilgrims’ Progress: A Story of the City Beautiful’ by Frances Hodgson Burnett

21/03/2023 nsford Leave a comment

This 1895 children’s book by the author of The Secret Garden, A Little Princess and Little Lord Fauntleroy is quite…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, children's fiction, Frances Hodgson Burnett, reviews

Review of ‘Listening to the Music the Machines Make’ by Richard Evans

15/03/2023 nsford 2 Comments

With a foreword by Vince Clarke and a focus on source material such as the music press and the charts,…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, music, non-fiction, reviews, Richard Evans

Review of ‘The Neverending Story’ by Michael Ende

13/03/2023 nsford 9 Comments

An intelligent, epic fantasy novel for children but possibly best appreciated by adults. I think much of it is symbolic…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, children's fiction, fantasy, Michael Ende, reviews, translations

Review of ‘Chrysalis’ by Harrison Murphy

11/03/2023 nsford Leave a comment

A sophisticated dystopian / conspiracy thriller which was horribly plausible. Some of it is set only a decade in the…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, dystopias, fiction, Harrison Murphy, reviews

Film of the book: ‘A Series of Unfortunate Events’ (2004)

09/03/2023 nsford Leave a comment

Based on the first three books in Lemony Snicket’s dark and quirky series, this is an entertaining Tim Burton-ish film…

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Posted in: Film & TV Filed under: books, children's fiction, films, Lemony Snicket, reviews

Review of ‘Us and Them: The Authorised Story of Hipgnosis’ by Mark Blake

07/03/2023 nsford 2 Comments

An entertaining, fascinating history of the design group Hipgnosis, who were behind many iconic music album covers from the 1960s…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: art, books, design, Mark Blake, music, non-fiction, Pink Floyd

The best and worst publishing trends

05/03/2023 nsford 16 Comments

This is my personal opinion on recent publishing trends. You may or may not agree – let me know in…

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Posted in: Writing Filed under: books, publishing, trends, writing

Review of ‘The Talented Mr Ripley’ by Patricia Highsmith

03/03/2023 nsford 2 Comments

Who is Mr Ripley and what are his talents? In this classic thriller novel, first published in 1955, we follow…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, classics, crime fiction, Patricia Highsmith, reviews, thrillers

Review of ‘Ozma of Oz’ by L Frank Baum

01/03/2023 nsford Leave a comment

The third book in the delightful and ever so slightly sinister Oz series, following The Wonderful Wizard and The Marvelous…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, children's fiction, fantasy, L Frank Baum, reviews

Review of ‘Beyond the Wand’ by Tom Felton

27/02/2023 nsford 2 Comments

A fantastic autobiography from actor Tom Felton, aka Draco Malfoy. This is a very entertaining book! Not only is it…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, children's fiction, films, J K Rowling, memoir, non-fiction, reviews, Tom Felton

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