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Review: The Heart’s Invisible Furies

John Boyne’s The Heart’s Invisible Furies opens in 1945 in the small, conservative village of Goleen in west Cork, Ireland. Instead of a nostalgic introduction to Boyne’s homeland of sweeping cliffs and vibrant greenery, the novel begins inside a church where Father James Monroe denounces pregnant 16-year-old Catherine Goggin as a whore, before banishing her […]

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Making the Time to Read

I love to read, but I don’t do it enough. My Goodreads ‘to read’ list continues to grow, my Kindle bookshelf is filled with books waiting to be read, and I often feel like my actual bookshelf is glaring at me, reminding me of how neglectful I’ve been.

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Joining a Book Club

I recently joined a book club in the hope of finding more time to read, or at least having an excuse to. As a team, each of us take turns picking a book for the month. Then, we meet up for a hot brew of tea and discussions about whatever book we landed on (and […]

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Book Reflection: Between the World and Me

Work has been very busy and intense lately, so much so that I feel like I need to ensure healthy boundaries and not be working during all my waking hours. I’ve made sure to really carve out some time for myself that’s enjoyable, easy, affordable, and which continues to stimulate my brain. I’ve returned to […]

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A Journey to Read More

I, like a lot of people, love reading, but I, like a lot of people, struggle to commit to reading regularly. Around December last year, I noticed that my Goodreads ‘Want to read’ list seemed to be ever-growing, while the list of books I’d actually read remained stagnant. So, this year I decided to set […]

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New Year Reading List

Many books I’ve read are based on the recommendation from a friend’s or stranger’s comment of the book. It’s a fun way of choosing books, and yet so effective. The Goodreads website is a “social cataloguing” website that allows individuals to freely search its database of books, annotations, and reviews (Wiki). Every year the Goodreads website […]

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Reading List – Young Adult Fantasy Fiction: Part 2

I’m afraid there is a theme to my young adult fantasy reading lists; without fail, I love kick-ass female protagonists, epic fantasy quests and some well-imagined magic. Anything with a fairy-tale or spooky feel also rates highly, as well as interesting cultures outside the usual British medieval setting. You’ll notice these (and those in my […]

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Reading List – Young Adult Fantasy Fiction: Part 1

Young Adult (YA) fantasy fiction is one of my favourite genres (and incidentally the topic of my PhD thesis). Reading is a great way to unwind from the day and relax before bed—so get your hands on one of these novels and unplug from technology for a few hours. You won’t regret it.

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Little Coloured Books

Outside of the Counselling Building, down in the Horace Lamb building, there’s these little coloured books. There’s all kind of different ones. “Sleep: Improve it”, “Time management”, “Studying with Friends”. It’s fun because looking at them it feels like maybe you magically get the ability to time manage when you pick up the time management book. […]

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Review – Empires of Eve (2015)

Eve Online is a space opera MMO (Massively Multiplayer Online Game) that has been running since 2004, a relatively niche game that still occasionally makes headlines when wars break out into enormous space battles between hundreds of players. But Eve Online is fascinating not just for its space battles, but two other reasons: the fact […]

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