Tag: Creative
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Labyrinthine Turns of the Internal Mind
Literary fiction at its finest. A cant-put-down book that holds a mirror to the world while holding the reader captivated.
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Female Oppression and the Omegaverse
Exploring female oppression and systemic gender bias through the lens of a world without women, which makes our everyday lives look super ridiculous.
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Finding your Why
A mindful and holistic approach to writing that helped me find my why and block my flow (kind of). Recommend for anyone struggling to get the story out.
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Literally Lost
A book review for Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon in which I freely admit I have no idea what this was about or how to read literary fiction.
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Fan-fiction Scraped off the Internet
Book Review of A Taste of Gold & Iron by Alexandra Rowland. I cant believe a publisher picked this up. It lacks structure, character and worldbuilding. What a waste of paper.
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Pointless Fan-Service
Book Review of The First to Die at the End by Adam Silvera. A vacuous cash-grab of a story which takes 500 pages to say not much of anything.
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Kingsmead Book Fair 2025
Why Kingsmead Book Fair remains one of my favourite days of the year.
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An Enjoyable Classic
Book Review of Circles in a Forest by Dalene Matthee. A modern classic that is eminently readable, with complex relationships and human hubris.
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Identity in the Face of Grief
Book Review of Summer Sons by Lee Mandelo. A character-rich exploration of grief and identity in a world full of strange juxtapositions.
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Its a Marathon, not a Sprint
A book launch goes wrong for the protagonist when someone asks a question she was not expecting.