Category: Reviews
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Review: 50 Shades of Grey (Paperback)
As it’s Valentine’s Day here and across the land, why not? It’s hard to consider 50 Shades Of Grey without thinking back and making comparisons to Twilight, which I previously reviewed. 50 Shades of Grey started its life as Twilight fan-fiction, but in essence, it subverts a lot of the core message of Twilight. There…
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Review: Ancillary Justice (Paperback)
I approached this book with high hopes – it was very solidly recommended to me, and seemed conceptually interesting. I judge books almost wholly on their individual merit, not according to their perceived literary value; I get that Ancillary Justice was making a statement, and was recognised for that. Plus, with all those awards on the…
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Review: Twilight (Paperback)
Yes, I’ve read it… Another set text from my creative writing and English literature course, Twilight was the one entry in my reading list I was truly dreading, but also looking forward to dissecting. I studied it as part of a strand on popular romance fiction, and will review it accordingly. I managed to finish…
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