New articles
I Recently Finished Reading: Revenge of the Witch
ishallakam / 2017-01-24
I’m going to keep this post pretty short. After finishing my last book, I was looking for something a little lighter, but I didn’t want something too simple either. I had heard about... More
Winifred Holtby: South Riding
scribblingwomenblog / 2017-10-07
I read Winifred Holtby’s novel South Riding (1936) over a year ago and have been meaning to write about it ever since. Why haven’t I? Probably because I haven’t been able to m... More
Women and The Great War
Stephen Liddell / 2017-10-19
When we think of The Great War, the role of women is an often forgotten element in comparison to the famous battlefields around the world. However as the German leadership quickly stated, W... More
Testament of Youth by Vera Brittain
The Backpack Reader / 2017-03-08
Genre: Memoir, WWI, Literary
5 stars.
Testament of Youth is one of the most heart-wrenching, haunting, and beautifully written memoirs of WWI, and I cannot adequately describe how much this book... More
In Remembrance – The War Poets – Vera Brittain
Smorgasbord - Variety is the Spice of Life. / 2017-11-08
My Grandfather’s grave 1897 – 2018
We often dismiss the words of the young due to their lack of life experience. However there was no such lack in the lives of the youthful poets w... More
[Review] Testament of Youth
tranmaikhoipearl / 2017-12-09
Bộ phim tưởng nhớ một thế hệ đã mất
Chẳng là hồi đó mình xem BBC series ‘Merlin’ rồi thích Colin Morgan, thế là vác cái thân đi tìm phim có ảnh đóng. Mình lọc phim của anh ra thì thấ... More
A Most Wanted Man
The Ultimate Rabbit / 2017-04-18
I have not read any John le Carre novels as of yet, but I have seen many movies based on them. Whether it’s “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” (be it the miniseries or the film), “The Constant Gardner... More
Broken Reviews
/ 2017-03-10
Here’s a painful book: A Most Wanted Man by le Carré.
And judging by the reviews I’m not the only one. It’s scraping in with an acceptable 3.47/5 on Goodreads although among the more considered... More
My Top Ten Quotes
The Malkia Diaries / 2018-01-22
This is probably one of the toughest posts to come up up with. It’s stupid, I swear, because I don’t even know how I can really come up with my top ten favourite quotes. I won̵... More
Ten Books I Really Liked but Can’t Remember Anything/Much About
ChrissiReads / 2018-01-23
Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January 2018. It’s all about love of lists, love of literature and brin... More