Category Archives: Books

Sandra Newman: Julia. Book Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

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It is impossible to add to a classic novel…that of course is a pretentious statement that screams there is no need for change, that the older the book, the more it is sacred and revered, and untouchable.

Books and lies are very much at the forefront of Sandra Newman’s colossal Julia, a work of fiction that lays bare the perspective of the female participant and object of affection and hate of Winston Smith in George Orwell’s 1984, Julia Worthing to the point where the original book is remembered for other reasons, that the boldness of Ms. Newman in her writing as she envelopes Julia into a tale matching Smith’s but taking it further, showing the complete descent of rule and the horrors committed in the role of Government when left to rot in the hands of mad people, liars, and psychopaths.

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(430 words, 1 image, estimated 1:43 mins reading time)

James Patterson: The House Of Cross. Book Review.

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Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

Alex Cross, the detective invention of American crime writer James Patterson, was always destined to make history, and to be immersed into the fabric of society in his fictional, and yet relatable, Washington D.C. The longevity of the man has transcended time itself it seems as the characters have not only become fully fleshed out, but an institution to the long term fans of the books, and to the hopes of those behind the new television series due to hit before Christmas.

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(446 words, 1 image, estimated 1:47 mins reading time)

Matyáš Namai: George Orwell’s 1984 – The Graphic Novel. Book Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * * *

Few novels have captured the moment and the progression of thought and fear as with as much intelligence and succinctness of expression as George Orwell’s 1984.

There are even fewer writer’s to whom their name exemplifies a movement, whose sense of style and pain can evoke a feeling within the mind that the world is very wrong, that freedom has been eroded, that our lives have been forever erased, altered, lied to over and over again to the point where at times we argue amongst ourselves about an act misremembered in the belief that one person’s truth is another’s lie.

Matyáš Namai: George Orwell’s 1984 – The Graphic Novel. Book Review. full post

(458 words, estimated 1:50 mins reading time)

Stephen King: Holly. Book Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

It is the right of the author to touch upon subjects, even openly discuss them in depth, that will cause distress, consternation, and even anger, and this is absolute in works of fiction, this is imperative to further the discourse of events in the world that have strode alongside us like a demon, a dark shadow whispering to us that we are not in control, we are just forces of agency in a world of darkness.

Stephen King: Holly. Book Review. full post

(490 words, estimated 1:58 mins reading time)

Stephen King: You Like It Darker. Book Review.

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In some respects, it is possible to look upon the literary works of Stephen King and understand that in his novellas and short stories the labour behind them is more intensely arrived at than some of his larger bound novels.

There has long been a question mark about the modern master of horror and his ability to complete a novel with a greater tightness, cruelly perhaps driven by some who seek the alternative narrative of dismissing the saga and only wishing for the attention span to be satisfied rather than working and striving for a greater insight into the man and his nightmares.

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(445 words, estimated 1:47 mins reading time)

Adrian Edmondson: Beserker. Autobiography Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

The reader will always understand that to read an autobiography at times will leave them curious as well as informed. The willingness to immerse yourself into another life through the painted verbal tales is one of sharing, of commitment, perhaps a smidgen of questioning interest at the beans they wish to spill on their time at top, but you never expect to be completely broken by a passage that becomes the backbone of the book.

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(545 words, estimated 2:11 mins reading time)

Kit Derrick: Hush. Book Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

We are a collection of stories that reside in time, occasionally finding our paths careering into the orbits and narrative of others to whom we may not have interacted with before, until a day of reckoning comes out of the blue. It is a crash, an accident waiting to happen, and the outcome can send shockwaves through every sphere of influence and relationship that we all once held dear.

Kit Derrick: Hush. Book Review. full post

(437 words, estimated 1:45 mins reading time)

Spencer Leigh. Little Richard: Send Me Some Lovin’. Music Biography Review.

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To have the arrogance of self-belief that you are the number one, the top dog in your field must at times surely mean you court controversy with a willing heart.

There is no point being a showman on stage, a diva on the boards, if you don’t have the confidence to be even more outrageous in real life, for the states of being go hand in hand, they are the heights we reach for when we have something to say and are driven by a beating heart that has a measure of ego spurring it on.

Spencer Leigh. Little Richard: Send Me Some Lovin’. Music Biography Review. full post

(665 words, estimated 2:40 mins reading time)

James Patterson: Alex Cross Must Die. Book Review.

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James Patterson’s Alex Cross will go down as one of the immortal detectives of his time. His longevity in the world of fiction has been assured not least because of the number of novels and stories that have his name impacted upon the front cover, but because of who he is as a man created by a writer of instinct, one of high morals, of loyalty and integrity bound up in soul who never seems to know what it means to quit.

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(486 words, estimated 1:57 mins reading time)

Kit Derrick: Lorelei. Book Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

Myths and legends give credence to a world beyond our comprehension, a world of fairy’s and goblins offer a sideways romantic look to a world we have lost, the ugly monsters that live under the bridges, all gone…and yet we find the mythic names resides in our mind and we place association on them when we admonish ourselves as mistakes and cruel acts are undertaken, when we wish to give a syndrome a title.

Kit Derrick: Lorelei. Book Review. full post

(482 words, estimated 1:56 mins reading time)