Annie Kapur
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Book Review: "Maldoror and Poems" by Comte de Lautréamont
Have you ever read something that has made you scrunch your nose up in disgust a little? Something that has made you rather uncomfortable? I'm not talking about the way Stephen King scares the life out of you or how HP Lovecraft creeps you out, I'm not talking about the way Shirley Jackson sends you crazy or Daphne Du Maurier sets you on edge - I'm talking about something that makes you feel like: "huh, that's fairly uncomfortable..." Something that makes you shift in you seat a bit and furrows your brow in confusion and think that you're probably not going to be reading this one to relax. Welcome to Maldoror and Poems - a book that was supposedly penned whilst its author was sitting at a piano in rented accomodation, in an inn somewhere. But those accounts can't be verified...
By Annie Kapur3 months ago in Geeks
Book Review: "Manituana" by Wu Ming
I read “Q” which was by Luther Blissett and the other book that was recommended to me by the same person was this: “Manituana” by Wu Ming. Who knew that Luther Blissett and Wu Ming were the same group of people? I definitely did not. But after a long look at both books, I can definitely draw the similarities between them. They are both not the usual book I would pick up in the shop and they are also not the normal type of thing I’d choose to read.
By Annie Kapur3 months ago in Geeks
Book Review: "A Handful of Dust" by Evelyn Waugh
Evelyn Waugh is one of the author's I adore and so, I've been looking at rereading some of his works. Of course, I could've chosen Brideshead Revisited but instead I'd like to read some of the more out-there works by him. I'm starting with A Handful of Dust and seeing where it goes (and whether it goes anywhere else). Yes, after The Graduate by Charles Webb, it's another book about a weird and torrid affair in which both characters approach their personal lives and truths with trepidation. Evelyn Waugh's writing however, never fails to make you absolutely inhale the atmosphere. So of course, upon a second read - this book is just a slight bit better than the one I reviewed yesterday.
By Annie Kapur3 months ago in Geeks
Book Review: "The Graduate" by Charles Webb
The sheer amount of times I've skipped over reading this book because of the film is unreal, I tell you. Did I have a good time with the book though? Yes, and no. There were times where I felt the book was going a bit all over the place, as the film does, veering here and there without any real sense of direction. But in the classic words of any bookworm: the book is still better than the film. The character of Benjamin really got to me, and I'll share why in the review - but there were times where it felt like he was speaking some of his words straight out of my own soul. There were also other times where it felt like nobody around could understand exactly what was going on. I have to give marks to this book's great sense of characterisation even though I must knock off marks for a lack of atmosphere.
By Annie Kapur3 months ago in Geeks
Book Review: "Paris Stories" ed. by Shaun Whiteside
I was cleaning out parts of my room recently and I came across a stack of dusty books beneath my bed. They've probably been there for around 3-4 years and so, I decided to pick some of them out. I recall reading these books but honestly, there is no reason why I can't revisit them, especially when they are part of the Everyman series. I was quite surprised the first time I read it because the book definitely took all of the things you think about when you hear 'Paris' and initially it goes 'no, not really'. But I've got used to it and I've been able to analyse the way in which the extract which depicts a massacre fits into the whole history of Paris. Let's take a look...
By Annie Kapur3 months ago in Geeks
Sweet Potato Pie
As you know it’s getting all cold outside and that means it is time for some warming flavours even if that means having to bake something that is probably more difficult because of how scarcely I actually bake it. Too much can go wrong in this so if you want to make sure you’re doing it correctly then you probably want to follow this recipe pretty closely. I’m going to try and keep it as straightforward as possible but there are a few things here and there that can be considered to be a bit odd. I don’t particularly like sweet potatoes and I don’t like pie either. But I know a few people who do, so I make it for them.
By Annie Kapur3 months ago in Feast
Book Review: "The Boleyn Traitor" by Philippa Gregory
Okay so if you didn't know this already, Philippa Gregory is one of my favourite writers in the whole world. When I was a teenager, I was absolutely obsessed with her books and every time I new one comes out, I have already got in on preorder. I've read all of her books to date and this one is no different. Thrilling with intrigue and conversations about kingship and power, Philippa Gregory launches us back into the spotlight, analysing the dynamics of women in a space that uses them as political pawns. Narrated by Anne Boleyn's sister-in-law, this book is no different and definitely no lesser than her past novels. Let's take a look at what it is about and how brilliant this book actually is.
By Annie Kapur3 months ago in Geeks
Book Review: "Milkman" by Anna Burns
Used books are all the rage, especially when they have other people's notes in them. I have to admit though that they could smell better - this one perhaps didn't smell great and it got weird when I was reading it. A few years' ago, this book was pretty much in my face from the whole Man Booker Prize stuff, but along the way I lost it. I think it was because the book simply didn't interest me, but looking back I believe that I was pretty against the wave of what was being nominated for the awards. Needless the say, the book is pretty good but it doesn't really leave you with a change. It has no real impact on the reader though it is interesting. I believe that this may be because of how it is written.
By Annie Kapur3 months ago in Geeks
Book Review: "By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept" by Elizabeth Smart
I randomly picked up this book from a used bookshop online for like £2 and at the time, I had heard of it but vaguely. I didn't realise though just how important By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept was until I actually started reading it. Let's just say you can really see the influence it had over The Smiths - so I guess that was a surprise. This book is wonderfully written - the poetic nature of the author's emotions seems to capture what it feels like to be falling continuously down a deep, dark hole of madness. Some of the passages are worth a second read and some of them are so brilliant, you can't seem to move past them.
By Annie Kapur3 months ago in Geeks
