Annie Kapur
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Book Review: "Evil Eye" by Joyce Carol Oates
Joyce Carol Oates is perhaps a paradox for me. One side of this paradox is that she is a brilliant author and yet, the other side of it is that she is a strange and maybe slightly bigoted human being when it comes to literature especially. I think that there is perhaps a reason for that concerning the fact that she has sold so many books across the world and yet, I cannot understand it. However, she has still written some of my personal favourite fiction regarding the strange - including but not limited to books such as ‘The Corn Maiden’ and ‘The American Book of Martyrs’ (which was phenomenal by the way). Here, we look at four very weird novellas in which she shows us her stock character of a somewhat amicable man who turns out to be someone else entirely.
By Annie Kapur10 months ago in Geeks
Shakespeare's London
Background and Context: I’m eventually going to stop explaining myself but here’s what it is for those of you who don’t know. I’ve found tons of essay ideas for essays that were never written on my laptop, in notebooks and on my notes application and I’ve decided to write them. So, check back for more soon and well, I’ve already written some so there’s that. You may notice that there are trends in terms of the reading and I implore you not to skip out on the secondary sources. There’s some good stuff in there!
By Annie Kapur10 months ago in Geeks
Book Review: "House of Trelawney" by Hannah Rothschild
I remember reading Hannah Rothschild's The Improbability of Love and thinking that because it was a rom-com, it was going to be a good light read to simply fill in some time. However, it was not like that before. Written with captivating prose, jokes that actually made me laugh (you may not think it is rare but it takes a lot to make me laugh, I don't even laugh at stand-up comedy) and complete with characters that were really interesting and had serious development in the book - I knew that this was not what I thought it was going to be. Since then, I have been quite a fan of her work. I mean, I waited for four years before I could find an affordable copy of House of Trelawney and that was, of course, from the library.
By Annie Kapur10 months ago in Geeks
Sorry, But I'm Not Gambling...
Background and Context: I love long-form video content. If I'm watching YouTube, I will seek out the longest video with the deepest dive to sink my teeth into. Whilst watching these videos there are obvious and fairly annoying, bursts of advertisements. I counted that in a few days alone of video content watching, I had seen 35 advertisements with 33 of those being dedicated to online gambling in some form. I say in some form because some of them were advertising Sky Vegas gambling which is a site that collects gambling games and puts them in one place, but then there were also adverts for apps in which the player could play a game that resembles gambling or is actual gambling. However, I have never gambled in my life and even after seeing the adverts, I am no closer to doing so. I am in contrast, interested in this over-saturation of gambling adverts that I have also been told a lot of people have been receiving.
By Annie Kapur10 months ago in Psyche
Book Review: "Entertaining Strangers" by Jonathan Taylor
Through some dark, Satanic streets, down a flooded alleyway, past a half-lit business of an unspecified nature called Club Class, along the towpath of a disused canal, over an abandoned shopping trolley—until we reached The Dying Swan, a pub locked in beery twilight. - "Entertaining Strangers" by Jonathan Taylor
By Annie Kapur10 months ago in Geeks
5 Great Books I've Read So Far This Year...
I've read some pretty good books in the last three months and I thought it would be a good time to share some of them with you. Some of you follow my book reviews quite carefully and so, there will be no surprises in the following list. There are definitely some contenders for the best book of the year. This year has been especially good for discovering some brand new authors I had never encountered before and also, for reading outside of my comfort zone whilst also maintaining a good relationship with modern horror which is one of my favourite genres.
By Annie Kapur10 months ago in Geeks
Book Review: "The Science of Happiness" by Professor Bruce Hood
I think everyone wants to know how to be happy scientifically and so, this book seems appealing. It is not really what you would call a 'self-help' book due to the fact it is not trying to give you quick fixes, but is in fact trying to get you to change in the long run by using science to support the facts. I would say that it makes some weird presumptions that I won't dwell too much on but there are a lot of things to be learnt here. I find it kind of rubbed the wrong way against another book I read entitled The Let Them Theory especially when it comes to parenting. Where The Let Them Theory suggests that praise for all the little things is the way to get wins on the big things when it comes to children, The Science of Happiness simply does not support - stating that over praise can lead to dependency. I don't know who to believe. As a teacher, I believe the latter but as someone in the hands of doctors right now, I believe the first. Let's take a look at the book then...
By Annie Kapur10 months ago in Geeks
Book Review: "Orpheus Emerged" by Jack Kerouac
There's never really a set time where Kerouac has to be read and I think that is the joy of certain authors. It takes real talent to break me out of my reading hyperfixations in order to read something completely different. Kerouac is one of those authors. When I see a book by him I perhaps have not read, I must read it regardless of what strangely specific topic I am reading about at that moment. Orpheus Emerged is one of those books. I think you are as surprised as I am that there's still stuff by Kerouac that I haven't read but, I hope that this does not complete the bibliography though I'll have to look it up and find out.
By Annie Kapur10 months ago in Geeks
Where Did Mengele Go?
Josef Mengele (1911–1979) was a German SS officer and physician infamous for his role in the Holocaust. Born in Günzburg, Germany, Mengele studied medicine and anthropology at university, eventually earning his doctorate in 1938. His career took a dark turn when he joined the Nazi Party in 1937 and the SS in 1938, a year before World War II broke out.
By Annie Kapur10 months ago in Geeks
Book Review: "Seven Myths About Money" by Rob Dix
I have no idea why I'm reading books about money and investment but I hope this doesn't become a hyperfixation of mine because that would be really annoying. I'd turn into those weirdos online who swear by books by big investment firms and talks by Jordan Belfort - I would become insufferable and so, I'm making sure it doesn't become a whole thing. Rob Dix's book though has been recommended to me over and over again by Amazon and so, I'm going to take a dive into it and see what I think. Not too long and not too complex, the book itself seems like a bit of fun - but what does it discuss really?
By Annie Kapur10 months ago in Geeks
Everything is Cannibalism
Background and Context: As you know, I’ve been working on my articles to do with Shakespeare and fear not, for that is still going on. I wanted to add some of my other ideas into the mix though. Another thing I studied at university and wanted to explore more was horror and its trends. Back then, my article was meant to be called “May-Queens and the Folk Horror Revival” whereas now, I have had to change it as a few years have passed since the announcement of the film ‘Midsommar’ (2019) (yeah, it hadn’t even come out yet, it was just announced back then). Now that I’ve updated the title, I can actually get on to formulating the essay. As this was meant to be published on a website, it should be easier to read and more compelling than those I’m writing about Shakespeare and in-depth literary analysis stuff.
By Annie Kapur10 months ago in Geeks
