Annie Kapur
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Book Review: "Murder as a Fine Art" by Carol Carnac
I'm not laughing, you are. We all expected that I would return to the British Library Crime Classics collection some day. There is something strangely addictive about those books that it needs to be said: I hope they keep publishing these until after I die. The collection is amazing and on top of this - they are mostly all available on Kindle Unlimited, making them free to read as many as you like of for around £8 a month. I'm pretty sure I made people regret giving me unlimited access to these books a few years back when I read them almost exclusively and absolutely obsessively. But, that's a story for another time (if you go back into my reviews you might find something from some years ago). So, let's get on with it then...
By Annie Kapur9 months ago in Geeks
Book Review: "Inherent Vice" by Thomas Pynchon
As you know, I have seen the film of this book a few times and I'm sorry when I say that it is probably the worst film of Paul Thomas Anderson's career. I sought out the book and I thought it was probably going to be a lot different to my experience of the movie. This is why I will always advocate for reading the book before you see the film. I was actually quite shocked to find that the book was more understandable and didn't feel as though it was wasting my time. I felt like the characters in the book were a lot different in my mind to the way the characters in the film were presented, especially the main character.
By Annie Kapur10 months ago in Geeks
Book Review: "The Age of Magic" by Ben Okri
It's late February 2025 and I'm working on a few different articles at the moment. I want to give you another investigation but I'm really not sure where to start and as of yet, I don't know whether I've got around to writing that article on my ten favourite podcasts. If I have, then hats off to future me, you did well and stuck to it instead of erasing it from the board because you thought 'nobody's going to care about this crap'. When it comes to reading though, I worked my way through Ben Okri's The Age of Magic after seeing it sticking out of the library shelves so much it was about to fall off. Let's dive into this brilliant novel...
By Annie Kapur10 months ago in Geeks
What is Bibliomancy?
In the 1500s, soothsaying, fortune telling, and the belief in horoscopes were integral parts of life for many people across Europe. This was an era marked by uncertainty, political turmoil, and religious upheaval, and as a result, people sought to understand the future and gain some control over their lives through divination. Astrologers, seers, and fortune tellers were consulted by royalty and common folk alike, often regarded as possessing the ability to peer into the future through mystical means.
By Annie Kapur10 months ago in Geeks
Book Review: "Home" by Marilynne Robinson
As of writing this review, it is the 22nd of February 2025 and I am currently listening to a podcast episode about the Pizza Bomber. I'm planning to do a list of my favourite podcasts, putting them altogether rather than separating them by topic and subject. I've been using the library a bit in the last few weeks and I've even got an online account by which I can renew my books. One of the books I borrowed was Home by Marilynne Robinson. I've read some of her stuff before and so, this one will be especially interesting as she hasn't let me down yet!
By Annie Kapur10 months ago in Geeks
Another Country by James Baldwin
The novel, published in 1962, was a groundbreaking and controversial work at the time of its release, exploring themes of race, sexuality, and identity in America. Baldwin, an African American writer and civil rights activist, wrote the novel against the backdrop of the Civil Rights Movement, which was rapidly gaining momentum in the early 1960s. The book came at a time when Baldwin was living in exile in Paris, partly because he felt he could write more freely about American society from abroad. His expatriate experience deeply influenced Another Country, as the novel presents complex views of American life, examining prejudice and intimacy from an outsider’s perspective.
By Annie Kapur10 months ago in Geeks
Book Review: "The Sound of Being Human" by Jude Rogers
There's something about reading books to do with music that really gets me wondering about what songs I would pick to go on to my personal playlist. If you have read my article My Reading Songs then you will be aware of what kind of songs might be on there. I'm not someone who listens to all kinds of music and that's because some of it is simply too loud for me now. When I was younger, my propensity to listen to loud rock music was much higher. I have to admit though, I don't fully remember what led me to this book and it definitely had its ups and downs. Thankfully though, it was more of a positive reading experience...
By Annie Kapur10 months ago in Geeks
Book Review: "Elektra" by Jennifer Saint
Jennifer Saint is perhaps one of the best writers of her genre in our times. With books such as Atalanta and Ariadne, Jennifer Saint has proven herself to be a powerhouse of mythical women. Hera is yet another great book but, I am here to support her novel Elektra and her interpretation of yet another female-based myth in which the story of a brave woman has been sidelined by the men around her. So let's go on to how this book went for me. As you can tell, Jennifer Saint can do no wrong…
By Annie Kapur10 months ago in Geeks
Book Review: "The Last Witch of Scotland" by Philip Paris
I've been wanting to read this for some time and for some reason have only got around to it now. I'm actually not that bright because listen to this: I've had the ebook for as long as I've wanted to read it and then kept complaining to myself that I wanted to read it. I had the book the entire time but for some reason just never actually opened it. Ugh, there is so much to unpack in my life at the moment. The Last Witch of Scotland is a story that intertwines religion, mystery and passion to create a grand narrative and a really enjoyable reading experience. Let's take a look at it.
By Annie Kapur10 months ago in Geeks
