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Tag: reading
Where reading meets writing
‘I read because I love to immerse myself in the heads of other writers.’
Hornby’s forgotten A Side
In Nick Hornby’s romantic comedy novel we follow the regrets of a forgotten rocker and the obsession that’s built from his career.
Review: A Language of Limbs
A deeply emotional exploration into queer love and queer heartbreak.
Calling performative males
Almost like a mating call, holding a book is a silent signal to potential romantic interests.
‘Real need’ for physical books
Kindergarten teacher Cindy Lam shares her insights into reading in the classroom.
A long, slow read to a lacklustre ending
The story starts strongly, with an opening chapter that intrigues and draws you in.
A pretentious, profound year
A reminder that beautiful, cool girls can be unlikeable.
And they still didn’t divorce
Denise Mina’s novel Rizzio is a tale of betrayal.
Bond owes debt to Buchan
John Buchan’s 1915 adventure novel The Thirty Nine Steps
provided the blueprint for thriller and mystery movies made in Hollywood today.