Death is a real nuisance. You can’t move, you can’t see, you can’t – well, let’s be honest here, you can’t do much at all. The best you can manage is a bit of basic ...
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I know what you’re thinking – surely this can’t be a review of a series of children’s stories in Felix. Well, if the television section can review My Little Pony I can review the Nicholas books. Indeed, while it can classified as children’s literature, I for one think that the main appeal of the series is for adults.
Le Petit Nicolas, ...
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Keeping it Real by Justina Robson
With a title like Keeping it Real and a cover illustration of a semi-cyborg super woman you might be forgiven for assuming the first book of Justina Robson’s Quantum Gravity series is the kind of escapist trash that has us all hating on Stephanie Meyer. The fact that the series is entitled Quantum Gravity gives some ...
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We would never claim to have an impressive bank of knowledge of the arts, however this did not reduce the sheer excitement felt when, against all odds, we secured a ...
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It is very difficult to retain a historical perspective of the present. Artistic movements only acquire recognition and an associated nomenclature once they are well established, or in many cases ...
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I don’t generally read all that much fantasy, at least compared to science fiction, but I was drawn to Patrick Rothfuss’ Kingkiller Chronicle by a pair of very positive reviews ...
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At first sight an event that describes itself as an open mic poetry night may not seem like something everyone can enjoy. You may even assume that it, and by ...
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The ease with which Ido, protagonist of The Bee, morphs from law-abiding and rather boring businessman – of the kind who present their sons with calculators for their 6th birthday ...
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