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Review of ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay’ by J K Rowling

01/02/2019 nsford 13 Comments

I love the film but I didn’t intend to read the screenplay… until I watched the sequel, The Crimes of…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, fiction, films, J K Rowling, reviews

Review of ‘Conversations with Friends’ by Sally Rooney

30/01/2019 nsford 29 Comments

If I had conversations with friends about this book, I’d tell them this: I don’t understand the hype. I was…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, fiction, reviews, Sally Rooney

Review of ‘The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle’ by Stuart Turton

26/01/2019 nsford 46 Comments

Reading this over-hyped 500+ page book was like being trapped in a lengthy game of Cluedo where everyone gets drugged…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, crime fiction, fiction, reviews, Stuart Turton

Review of ‘Let Me Lie’ by Clare Mackintosh

20/01/2019 nsford 19 Comments

Clare Mackintosh’s third novel has everything you’d expect from her: pace, twists, skilful plotting and good characterisation. However, I didn’t…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, Clare Mackintosh, crime fiction, fiction, reviews, thrillers

The time-travelling bookworm: jumping back 5 years!

17/01/2019 nsford 19 Comments

What was I reading five years ago? Let’s hop back in time and find out! It’s January 2014. Robbie Williams,…

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Posted in: Reading Filed under: books, fiction, non-fiction, reading, YA fiction

Review of ‘The Temp’ by Michelle Frances

11/01/2019 nsford 13 Comments

I liked Michelle Frances’ debut novel, The Girlfriend. Her follow-up, The Temp, was published last year and I found it…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, fiction, Michelle Frances, reviews, thrillers

Film of the book: ‘Brooklyn’ (2015)

09/01/2019 nsford 7 Comments

When I watch a film, it’s usually based on a book (and that’s often the reason I watch the film…

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Posted in: Film & TV, Reading Filed under: books, Colm Tóibín, fiction, films, reviews

Fictional presents I’ll never get for Christmas

23/12/2018 nsford 30 Comments

All I want for Christmas is… one of these fantastic gifts from the world of fiction. Or a book token.…

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Posted in: Reading Filed under: children's fiction, Christmas, fiction, gifts, reading

Review of ‘Everything Under’ by Daisy Johnson

09/12/2018 nsford 17 Comments

Shortlisted for the 2018 Man Booker Prize, this unsettling novel is about words, wildness and water. The author pieces together…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, Daisy Johnson, fiction, reviews

Review of ‘Once Upon A River’ by Diane Setterfield

02/12/2018 nsford 22 Comments

This book is extraordinary. It’s so different from anything I’ve read lately. There are quite a number of characters in…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, Diane Setterfield, fiction, reviews

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