Bring Up The Bodies: A Review
Although I am rather behind the times on this one, the book being published back in 2012, I could not resist the opportunity to rave about my new bookshelf […]
Tipping the Velvet: A Review
It is not very often that I find myself up until 3am on a week night and it is even more rare when the cause of my insomnia is […]
Publishers 101: Hoxton Mini Press
Here at Takingthingsliterally we thought we would start a new feature on publishers that excite and inspire us. This will be a monthly post that offers all you book lovers out […]
Plans To Scrap American Writers from GCSE’s
Last week Michael Gove expressed the controversial plan to remove American authors from English GCSE’s in Great Britain. The move comes after classics such as John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and […]
The Buddha of Suburbia: A Review
Hanif Kureishi was rightly awarded the Whitbread First Novel Award for his brilliantly comedic text, exploring the experience of what it means to be a British Asian in London. […]
Experimental Fiction: Pushing Textual Boundaries
Experimental fiction is a word that can either inspire or incite readers everywhere and it seems relevant now, in the digital age, more than ever. In recent weeks, I […]
The Book Thief: A Review
Markus Zusak’s book about World War II is a surprising, mesmerising and interesting tale in a literary genre that can sometimes seem overworked. Set in 1939 in Nazi Germany, this […]
In the Wake of Finnegans Wake
At the end of 2013 I achieved something I did not think possible; I finished Finnegans Wake by James Joyce. I admit that before embarking on this journey I […]
Roald Dahl Top 5
Born today in 1916, Roald Dahl was and is a resounding literary talent with a wonderfully quirk imagination. His vibrant characters, from Willy Wonka to The Twits, have captured […]
Top 10 Posthumous Reads
Last week it was revealed that a possible sequel to Catcher in the Rye may be on the cards. In light of this news about the […]
