“I fell in love the way you fall asleep: slowly, then all at once.” Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. But when a gorgeous plot twist named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at Cancer Kid Support Group, […]
*If it kills me The problem with studying English Lit is that at the end of the day, I don’t really fancy reading more books and more often than not I just settle down with some guilty TV – Gossip Girl anyone? But I’m determined this year to read some more out of my course, […]
I’ve always been intrigued by the Buddhist culture, partly because of my vegetarianism and partly because of Lisa Simpson, but my impending trip to Cambodia has reignited my interest in the whole concept of it all. After some thorough Google research, it seems that I’ve been missing out on a lot! The thing about Christianity […]
I’ve seen Becoming Jane a couple of times and while I always enjoy it, there are still a couple of things which annoy me about it. Consequently, here’s the good (links to her books), the bad (Anne Hathaway’s accent) and the beautiful (James McAvoy). Firstly, I think my main quibble with the film, is that […]
So I’ve been super busy over Christmas and I’ve finally got around to some blogging, hooray! My two essays have been handed in, I have finished at my job, my car has been welded and fixed and now I finally have some breathing space to think and rest and just generally revert back to my […]
I thought maybe I should explain the name of my blog to those of you who don’t understand the cleverly disguised metaphor and connotations, gawwdd. Basically, I went to France a couple of years ago on holiday with my family, and we stayed in the nicest villa. The weather was just perfect and we spent […]
I haven’t done a literary blog post in a while so I thought I’d take the time to dedicate one to the goddess of all authors: Jane Austen. She’s been an inspiration to so many, and her books are just perfection. Obviously we all love her, but here’s why: 1. Mr Darcy et al The […]
It’s that time of year again. November’s arrived, Bonfire Night’s passed and all I seem to be seeing on TV are Christmas adverts. Now everyone who knows me knows that I am a complete Christmasaholic: snow, trees, decorations, advent calendars, cheesy Christmas TV – I love it all. I also absolutely love Christmas in Germany, […]
I discovered this poem at A Level and absolutely adore it. I don’t know why, but reading it makes me feel empty, almost like I wrote it myself and emptied my consciousness onto the page in doing so. Maybe it’s because, as Terry Eagleton says, literature should contain universal truth and Sylvia Plath does it perfectly […]
So after my previous rant about the woes of trying to find work experience and internships, I’ve finally been successful and managed to bag myself a two week work experience at Penguin publishing in Easter. (Woop!) I’ve also been fortunate enough to potentially become a new blogger for a student website and I will be […]
Bethany Wren 