Tag Archives: literature
The Bible and Literature
I’m currently taking a module called ‘The Bible and Literature’ which involves taking a look at the textuality of the Bible itself, as well as how it manifests itself throughout literature. It’s so interesting to actually read the Bible, because there’s so much we assume we know about it already which is often different in […]
The Road, Cormac McCarthy
Bleak, harrowing and depressing. I think these would be the three words I’d used to describe this book. It’s no bundle of laughs, that’s for sure. The book describes the journey of a father and son in a dystopian world, where humanity has been all but wiped out, along with pretty much the rest of […]
Review Book #1 : The Fault in Our Stars, John Green
“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, […]
7 Books I’m Going to Read This Year*
*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, […]
Bethany Wren 