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Book Review: ‘Scythe’ by Neal Shusterman
Title: Scythe Author: Neal Shusterman Publisher: Walker Books Limited Publication Date: 2018 Scythe is the first book in Neal Shusterman’s young adult dystopian series Arc of a Scythe. Somehow I missed this series when it was first released but, in 2026, I was finally able to read the original trilogy; starting with Scythe. Despite this…
Book Review: ‘The Three Body Problem’ by Liu Cixin
Title: The Three Body Problem Author: Liu Cixin Translator: Ken Liu Publisher: Chongqing Publishing Group Publication Date: 2008 I first became aware of the story that is The Three Body Problem through the Netflix adaptation of the same name. I really enjoyed the series but heard that it was a ‘westernised’ version Liu Cixin’s original…
Film Review: ‘The Thirteenth Tale’
Title: The Thirteenth Tale Starring: Olivia Coleman, Vanessa Redgrave, Sophie Turner Director: James Kent Original Release Date: 2013 Run Time: 90 Minutes Film Rating: 15 (UK) When I first read The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield at the end of 2025 I had no idea that a film adaptation had been made by the BBC…
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