Well I guess the title isn't off to a great start. The Golden Compass, probably aimed to be a one-off film rather than kick-start Pullman's Trilogy seems to fall quite flat on its face if you've read the book. It's a film that could have been hugely successful... if it was three hours long. There... Continue Reading →
As promised, I shall be posting weekly on my blog just to keep it ticking over nicely. Today I will be reviewing the first part of Philip Pullman's His Dark Material novels; Northern Lights! This is a book I've always wanted to read and for some reason, I never had the opportunity, so I was... Continue Reading →
Yeesh... Sorry for the bad pun. So, I have been pretty quiet recently, and I do have plenty of posts that I want to write about but after starting uni, I. Do. Not. Have. Timeeee. I'm studying History and although I knew it came with a hefty reading list. Oh my goodness, it's a lot.... Continue Reading →
Hi Biscuit Breakers, Last night I received an email from a writing competition informing me that although my story was shortlisted, it didn't receive any further awards of being highly commended or higher. I will admit that I was disappointed as I put a lot of effort and drafts into that story. However, I decided... Continue Reading →
*Always Crowned. Never 'coronated'. It’s all lies. That was a PSA from my college tutor. After I started to finally watch the Crown on Netflix, I learned that Edward VIII, Queen Elizabeth's uncle abdicated his throne to his brother. I was intrigued to know how many other monarchs were never crowned, even though I already... Continue Reading →
If you were expecting a nice children's animated film about pigs and animals on an English farm. You thought wrong. Animal Farm's 1954 classic barely strayed away from Orwell's dark and politically intense novel and the animators made it very easy for young children to become aware of the certain aspects of an undemocratic government.... Continue Reading →
OMG! It's been so long since I've done a good book review and comparing them to a film. Animal Farm is by no means a classic. Many people will have studied it at school. Unfortunately, I was never taught it at school, but I knew that the Pigs were bad and it was symbolic of... Continue Reading →
Hi Biscuit Breakers, Well, you're in for a round up of not one, not two, but all six of the children's fantasy series of 'The School for Good and Evil'. (or SGE as I will refer because it takes too long to type...) Written by Soman Chainani, these books follow two young girls from a... Continue Reading →
Hi Biscuit Breakers, Anyone wonder how these giant businesses that we all know (and some love) started off? Remember these now multi-million businesses were seedlings of an idea in someone's head. Think Tony Stark and his random decision to make Iron Man. You'll definitely know these names below, but do you know how they started?... Continue Reading →
Whether you've already received your grades if you're from Scotland, or anxiously waiting for your A-level and GCSE results; you're not alone. Tomorrow is going to be a stressful morning for me. I usually enjoy watching Netflix in the morning (as everyone is still asleep so that time is mine) and it generally gives me... Continue Reading →
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