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Annihilation: Witness the Evolution

I knew about the film of course, but before that, I didn't really know about the trilogy of books written by Jeff Vandermeer, despite them actually being already translated into…

Beowulf (J.R.R.Tolkien): Fantasy Before Its Time

There are many authors who were fascinated by this medieval poem depicting the Danes, their kings and legends. Like many works of fiction, even Beowulf is roughly based on kings…

A Slip of the Keyboard: Fun for writers

Terry Pratchett was undoubtedly a genius in many things. Be it his ability to humor you beyond reason with his vast fantastical ideas or completely emotionally disarm you with his…

Amy Liptrot: The Outrun

This is not really a review but more of a very personal look back at reading a brilliant little book called "The Outrun". „I‘m back under these decaying clouds and…

Book Review: The Miniaturist (Jessie Burton)

1 May 20171 May 2017

Published: 24.08.2014 Author: Jessie Burton Genre: Thriller/History Follow Jessie | Goodreads England / ISBN: 0062306812 - Contains mild spoilers - The Miniaturist, this story will take you to the heart…