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Bring Up The Bodies: A Review

July 17, 2014by takingthingsliterally Leave a comment

  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 […]

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Tipping the Velvet: A Review

July 11, 2014by takingthingsliterally Leave a comment

  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 […]

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Publishers 101: Hoxton Mini Press

July 10, 2014by takingthingsliterally Leave a comment

  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 […]

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Plans To Scrap American Writers from GCSE’s

May 27, 2014by takingthingsliterally Leave a comment

  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 […]

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The Buddha of Suburbia: A Review

February 26, 2014by takingthingsliterally Leave a comment

  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. […]

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Experimental Fiction: Pushing Textual Boundaries

February 18, 2014by takingthingsliterally Leave a comment

  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 […]

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The Book Thief: A Review

February 6, 2014by takingthingsliterally 2 Comments

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 […]

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