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10 Great Book Reviews
Posted on June 1, 2021 Leave a Comment
Today I’ve decided to share a few book reviews I’ve read from my fellow bloggers over the last few days.
Movie Review: Spider-Man Homecoming
Posted on May 27, 2021 Leave a Comment
I finally did see Homecoming at the end of 2018 when my wife got me the DVD and it was just the breath of fresh air I needed to make me love Spider-Man again.
Book Review: Steelheart
Posted on May 25, 2021 Leave a Comment
There are two things I really like: Brandon Sanderson and superhero stories, so when I heard that Sanderson had written a series of superhero stories, I knew I had found my next book.
Book Review: Burning Bright
Posted on May 20, 2021 Leave a Comment
Originally published 27/01/2019 SPOILER ALERT Anyone who has not read Burning Bright by John Steinbeck is hereby advised that this post contains spoilers. Well, well, well, believe it or not, I’ve never reviewed a John Steinbeck book before, despite repeatedly implying that he’s one of my all time favourite authors. That changes today with this […]
App Review: Text Adventure
Posted on April 18, 2021 Leave a Comment
If you long for the glory days of graphics-free interactive stories then let me introduce you to Text Fiction by Onyxbits.
Book Review: Ready Player One
Posted on April 15, 2021 Leave a Comment
‘Enchanting. Willy Wonka meets The Matrix’ (USA Today). That’s what the little quotation says on the front cover of Ready Player One by Ernest Cline.
High praise indeed. High enough to make me buy it and read it. But I know what you’re thinking: ‘did it deliver?’
Super Snappy Speed Reviews – TV Edition (Vol. 2)
Posted on April 10, 2021 Leave a Comment
I’ve picked 5 TV shows entirely at random from my DVD rack/Now TV/Lovefilm/etc. accounts and reviewed them all in no more than four or five sentences.
The Collapsing Empire: A Review
Posted on March 28, 2021 Leave a Comment
I love a good space opera and the manifold positive reviews I read all suggested that was exactly what I was going to get, so I thought it was a safe bet. But I’ll be perfectly honest. I have mixed feelings about this book.
Super Snappy Speed Reviews – Books (Vol. 3)
Posted on March 24, 2021 Leave a Comment
As always, these reviews only reflect my own personal opinions and impressions, sliced, diced and minced into a few short sentences.
Throwback Thursday: Ready Player One (Book Review)
Posted on July 23, 2020 Leave a Comment
‘Enchanting. Willy Wonka meets The Matrix’ (USA Today). That’s what the little quotation says on the front cover of Ready Player One by Ernest Cline.
High praise indeed. High enough to make me buy it and read it. But I know what you’re thinking: ‘did it deliver?’
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