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Oct 11, 20194 min read

Aladdin Review: Magical Mediocrity At Its Finest

Disney's obsession with live-action remakes has long been a major pet peeve of mine, and for (in my eyes, at least) understandable...

Jun 19, 20193 min read

“Fahrenheit 451” by Ray Bradbury

“It was a pleasure to burn. It was a special pleasure to see things eaten, to see things blackened and changed.” These are the opening...

Jun 13, 20197 min read

Game Of Thrones- Analysing A Phenomenon

Warning: Spoilers for Seasons 1-8 of Game of Thrones follow: Well winter came and went, and after 8 years and 5 books, the saga of Game...

May 30, 20193 min read

The Importance of Being Earnest Review and Personal Experience

The Runnymede College Drama Club’s spectacular production of Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest was a 1920s-themed experience...

May 30, 20194 min read

"1984" by George Orwell

George Orwell's "1984" is one of the English novelist's most acclaimed and well-known works, a prescient piece of modern classic...

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Jan 23, 20192 min read

1984 Book Review

1984 is a science fiction novel which is set in an alternate 1984 where the whole world is immersed in totalitarianism. The narrator is...

Jan 23, 20192 min read

Heroes: Stephen Fry’s Immersive and Fantastic World of Greek Mythology

The book I have read during the holidays is ‘Heroes’, by Stephen Fry. It is a retelling of the stories of Greek mythological heroes, an...

Jan 23, 20192 min read

How I Live Now: Love, Mystery and Much More

‘How I Live Now’, written by Meg Rosoff is a novel based on young love between two teenagers in the 1940s during the Second World War....

Jan 23, 20192 min read

Slaughterhouse 5: The Anatomy of a Genre-Bending Dystopian Novel

Kurt Vonnegut is known for his eccentric and darkly satirical style; however, nothing can prepare you for this novel. A strange blend of...

Nov 27, 20185 min read

Bohemian Rhapsody - Pablo Lacalle Review

Freddie Mercury is, arguably, one of the greatest performers who ever lived. Instantly recognizable and iconic due to his flamboyant,...

Nov 20, 20181 min read

Year 7 Book Choices

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by JK Rowling Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone is a book I really recommend to people who like...