Category Musings
East of Eden by John Steinbeck
Wow, just wow. This novel has really blown me away, East of Eden truly is one of the greatest novels ever written and John Steinbeck one of the greatest writers. East of Eden follows the trials and tribulations of two families, the Trasks and the Hamiltons, at the beginning of the 21st Century in America. […]
Spring has sprung!
I declare that on this day, Sunday 9 March 2014, Spring has finally arrived in earnest. We’ve all waited so long for this moment; when the sun is out, the breeze has dropped a few notches and a prickle of warmth can be felt on our bare skin. We can shed a few of those […]
New Years Resolutions… Or Not
I’m jumping on the band-wagon a bit here and making some new years resolutions. You may say: ‘why wait until a new year, better yourself now, don’t wait’. However for me, and many others, each year is compartmentalised to the extent that they are perceived – in my mind- to be really quite separate from […]
2014: The Year The Storms Came
There is no denying that the latter half of 2013 and the beginning of 2014 has seen some of the worst weather conditions, that certainly England has seen, for a good many years. Ferocious winds, rain and waves have seen beaches, houses and people, sadly, swept away. I cannot help thinking that these sort of […]
Ruth Ozeki’s ‘A Tale for The Time Being’
Before I begin, it must be noted that I read this book awhile ago an I am only now getting around to reviewing it; partly because there just never seems to be enough hours in the day and partly because I have spent hours agonizing over how to do this amazing novel justice! I will […]
Books Are My Bag: Making the Humble Bookshop Popular Again
Launched on September 14th 2013 and running until Christmas, ‘Books Are My Bag’ is a nationwide campaign that sees publishers, authors and bookshops come together to celebrate bookshops. Endorsed by some well-known celebrity faces, ‘Books Are My Bag’ employs a trendy tote bag and competitions to encourage the public to support their local bookseller, rather […]
Only Bibliophiles Will Understand
During my English degree I was always lusting after books that I couldn’t have. They held a certain appeal for me; they were the forbidden fruit of literature and I spent the first few weeks of each summer naughtily reading titles that were, dare I say it, not on the reading list. Now that my […]
The Paradox of Being a Graduate Seeking Employment
Who knew the life of a graduate would be so hard? I didn’t. I had an image of myself floating out of university adorned in my graduation robes and waltzing straight into my dream job – and if not my dream job then at least A job. How wrong I was. It would appear that […]
Blog Update
Just to let you all know that I have given my blog a bit of a long awaited revamp. I now have an ‘About’ me page for those of you that are interested. I have also rearranged my art page so that it’s more user friendly, and hopefully it means you’ll be able to see […]
Eight Ways to Save Money on Your Graduation
For all of those students graduating this year, myself included, it promises to be a rather more expensive day (or two) than initially anticipated. By July most students have been ousted out of their comfortable (or not) students digs to make way for the next years intake. So with travel, accommodation, food, gowns and the […]
justanother helplessday 