Naomi Alderman, The Power (2017) The day of the girls has arrived – but where will it end. Naomi Alderman, The Power The Power is a fascinating book as the language of the patriarchy is reversed following the awakening of an electrical power in most women across the globe. It is important to note thatContinue reading “A World run by Women”
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V for Vendetta
Alan Moore & David Lloyd, V for Vendetta, (2008) Originally first run in 1982 as a series of comics and published over a span of years the compiled edition first released in 2006 collects three books into a feature length comic book. V for Vendetta is perhaps most closely associated with the Guy Fawkes maskContinue reading “V for Vendetta”
Communicating without Words
Joe Navarro, What Every Body is Saying. An Ex-FBI Agent’s Guide to Speed-Reading People, (2008) This week is a shorter review due to being a specific non-fiction offering. Nevertheless this was a loaded book with brilliant insight into nonverbal communication. The use of figures, examples and case studies only serve to strengthen the comprehensive scientificContinue reading “Communicating without Words”
The Most Dangerous Game
Richard Connell, The Most Dangerous Game (1924) The Most Dangerous Game recently entered the public domain. It has been the most interesting and compelling short story I have read up to this point in the year. The premise of hunting the most dangerous animal (humans) is clearly inviting enough for a modernized Quibi digital adaptation.Continue reading “The Most Dangerous Game”
The Tell-Tale Heart
Edgar Allen Poe, The Tell-Tale Heart (1843) *In a collection of his short stories As a prolific writer of short stories Poe has a significant catalogue of work. The Tell-Tale Heart is perhaps one of the most iconic of these. Not only is it available in a large collection on Project Gutenberg but the PoeContinue reading “The Tell-Tale Heart”
A Personal Search for Everything
Elizabeth Gilbert, Eat, Pray, Love, (2006) “In the end, maybe it’s wiser to surrender before the miraculous scope of human generosity and to just keep saying thank you, forever and sincerely, for as long as we have voices.” Eat, Pray, Love is a unique balance between autobiography and other worldly story. Gilbert depicts her pursuitContinue reading “A Personal Search for Everything”
Where the Crawdads Sing
Delia Owens, Where the Crawdads Sing, (2018) This book was a brilliantly constructed work, it is no surprise to me that it topped The New York Times Fiction Best Sellers of 2019 and Fiction Best Sellers of 2020 for a combined 30 non-consecutive weeks. It is fascinating to read and admire the delicacy of unravelingContinue reading “Where the Crawdads Sing”
The Boy, the mole, the fox and the Horse
Charlie Mackesy, The Boy, the mole, the fox and the Horse (2019) This wonderful book only came out 6 months ago but it has already been making a significant impact on social media as the story has pertinent messages for the current situation. As much an art piece as it is a story the beautifulContinue reading “The Boy, the mole, the fox and the Horse”
Some Strictly Unauthorized Presidential Poetry
Rob Sears, The Beautiful Poetry of Donald Trump (2019) *Strictly Unauthorized A more eclectic book than any previous post, during this troubling time the poetry carefully curated in this work is as humorous as it is thought-provoking. This groundbreaking collection will give readers a glimpse of Trump’s innermost thoughts and feelings on everything from theContinue reading “Some Strictly Unauthorized Presidential Poetry”
How to be a better Original
Adam Grant, Originals. How Non-Conformists move the World, (2017) Being an original is seen as a hugely positive label. Not only are originals pioneering and seen to drive human progress but they are often associated with being hugely intellectual geniuses. Adam Grant is one such “Original” but as a leader in management thinking, motivation andContinue reading “How to be a better Original”
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