Reviewsday: The Last Showman
An excellent Aussie autobiographical yarn of Fred Brophy and his boxing tent, an old institution banned almost everywhere in the western world … as well as in Victoria and New South Wales here (Fred will often wish visitors from these two states a happy ‘Welcome to Australia!’). As a boxer, the tent-boxing idea has fascinated […]
Reviewsday: Ghost In The Shell
The Ghost in the Shell franchise has had many iterations over the years and the new film to be released marks 28 years since the original manga by Shirow Masamune was published. Whilst every iteration has been different in it’s interpretation of the original graphic novel, such as the 1995 animated film spinning the series […]
Just Marvellous!!!
As a fan of Dawn French I wanted to see if her writing style could be as funny as the characters she portrays on TV & this book didn’t disappoint! A easy and effortless read about a family of four: Mum Mo who is having a mid life crisis and considering having an affair with […]
Reviewsday: One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest
Everything that is great about 20th century American culture is on display in this novel. Unafraid. Unrelenting. It’s that good. This was my second time around, and I could see myself reading it again in another fifteen years or so. This time I really enjoyed Chief’s narrative focus, and appreciated all the varying depths of […]
