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Used Books and Book Monogamy
Read more: Used Books and Book MonogamyI have a confession to make: barely 3 days after compiling my August TBR list (which I already thought might be tricky to get through in terms of sheer page count), I cheated on it. Yes, that’s right, having committed monogamously to that poor TBR list, I found myself swayed by the allure of another. Specifically, I made…
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August TBR
Read more: August TBROver the last few weeks I have left the comforting bubble of undergraduate education and entered into the scary chaos that is Real Life. You know that place that I avoided entering for 3 years by going to university to study English? Yeah, that place. Along with that, I have began the job search. This started…
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“We read to know that we are not alone”
Read more: “We read to know that we are not alone”I love lists. There’s nothing better than waking up feeling alarmingly productive and drawing up a to-do list for the day. Well, I lied, there’s nothing better than drawing up a to-do list for the day and being able to cross off 2 or 3 things before you’ve had your second cup of coffee. There’s…
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“Brevity is the soul of wit” – so says Polonius. And so say I?
Read more: “Brevity is the soul of wit” – so says Polonius. And so say I?I find myself unexpectedly interested in the idea of Twitter fiction – that is, telling a story within the confines of Twitter’s 140 character limit. The Guardian challenged authors to try their hand at this and suggested readers contribute their own, via the Twitter tag #140novel. It’s a good way to use social networking sites…
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A defence of my degree subject
Read more: A defence of my degree subjectI’m midway through my 7th week of university (8th week if you count Freshers which, rightfully so, no one seems to) and already the crushing feeling of ‘shit what have I let myself in for’ has arrived when I have moments such as this in which I am able to contemplate life in general. And…
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The Terror of Knowing 