From London to Glasgow 2011 #3: York
We arrived in York to a surprisingly gorgeous day. What marred our enjoyment of the sweltering heat was the half hour walk to our hostel. This walk actually took about…
From London to Glasgow 2011 #2: Oxford
The first time I was ever in Oxford I was walking between pubs with a group of guys and one of them was bending my ear about some novelist I…
Persepolis: Banned Books Review #5
“Never forget who you are and where you’re from.” Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi 9/10 There is no way I could speak about censorship or banned books in the modern age…
The Call of the Wild: Banned Books Review #4
“The memories of his ancestors become habits” The Call of the Wild by Jack London: 7/10 There were few books I was more surprised by when I went looking for banned…
The World Ends Every Year
So with New Years 2012, the question is if the Mayan calendar thing is true and we only have a few days left, what do we want to do with it?…
From London to Glasgow 2011 #1: London, Museums, Markets and Getting Lost
After the successful hostel trip down the Mayo-Galway in 2010, me, A (from that trip) plus S and Shona decided to go further afield the next summer after our exams.…
Of Mice and Men: Banned Books #3
“A few miles south of Soledad, the Salinas River drops in close to the hillside bank and run deep and green. The water is warm too, for it has slipped…
1984: Banned Books Review #2
“It was a bright cold day in April and the clocks were striking thirteen.” 1984 by George Orwell: 7/10 “…the clocks were striking thirteen.” I love this opening line. It…
