Go Set A Watchman Review

Hark, I wrote a review of Harper Lee’s latest (or earliest depending on how you read it) for Headstuff.

Words What I Read This Month: January

Solitare by Alice Oseman

An excellent look at teen isolation, with extra bonus satirical points for lampooning Hacktivism and the often less than noble ideals behind it.

We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Jay Fowler

An interesting, rather strange book about a missing family member. I liked this but it occasionally seemed like the jumpy narrative covered the protagonist’s lack of impact on the plot.

The Gadfly by E.L. Voynich

Political intrigue, romance, gunfight, wit, long discussions on the use of satire as a weapon the political realm, this 1897 book has it all! (I.e. I think this story is tops.)

Only When I Laugh by Paul Merton

Merton writes a thoughtful memoir on his career. No shocking revelations, but this is most recommended for fans. If you are not a fan, well, sir/madam, you have no truck with me!

The Tornado Chasers by Ross Montgomery

Brilliant, witty tale of a town that lives in fear of bears and tornadoes.

Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

If Leonard Cohen wrote the apocalypse. A most intriguing novel with rich charactisation (except the antagonist who is a fairly stock villain, but this doesn’t detract too much.)

The Sineater’s Daughter by Melinda Salisbury

Exciting fantasy debut with love triangles, murder, secret chats in dark corridors and the most sin-eating you’ll have seen since that Heath Ledger movie.

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Top Ten Books that “Stayed” With Me

As asked by Louise O Neill, there are the top ten books that have “stayed” with me in some manner, as presented in no particular order.

1. “Diary of a Nobody” by George and Weedon Grossmith
2. “Matilda” by Roald Dahl
3. “Wuthering Heights” by Emily Bronte
4. “A Confederacy of Dunces” by John Kennedy Toole
5. “The Garden Party: and Other Stories” by Katherine Mansfield
6. “Tales of Mystery & Imagination” by Edgar Allen Poe
7. Any of the “Series of Unfortunate Events” books by Lemony Snicket*
8. “Labyrinths” by Jorge Luis Borges
9. “The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾” by Sue Townsend
10. “Book written by a published writer that I’m friends with” by You of Course.

*Except the one set in a village with all the crows.

Witness My Mediocre Photoshop Skills!

What if Audrey Hepburn was in Star Wars? (The question no one asked)

 

Charlie and The Dinosaur Factory

Nevermind Steven Spielberg’s version of The BFG, I want to see Roald Dahl’s Jurassic Park

Production of ‘Hen’ finished!

I had a part in this so keep an eye out for it!

The Gifted Babies

We’ve recently made an entry as part of the March on Film competition whereby individual teams of budding filmmakers must shoot a 3 – 6 long film within the month of the March. The film can be about anything provided it features a character with a specific name, a specific prop and a specific line of dialogue. Naturally ‘Hen’ was made with that criteria in mind. Watch this space for news about a screening!

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World Book Day: Grown Up Matilda

 

In honour of World Book Day, I drew a grown up Matilda to demonstrate the happiness and health one accrues from a lifetime of reading. Enjoy!

New Short Story: The Countryside of the Apes

I have a new short story published on the fabulous new website Headstuff.org. It has sheep in it.

Happy Halloween from Ms. Bronte

Does this pumpkin’s face ring a bell?