I bought Out Of The Dark when the hardback edition was first released, drawn in by the image of the White House on the front cover. Anything to do with American politics and I’m in. It was only when I got home that I realised that there were three books in the Orphan X series […]
Books & Comics, Reviews Greg Hurwitz, Orphan X, Out Of The DarkI knew nothing of this book, nor its author Chris Westlake, other than the small synopsis that I read before getting a free copy on Amazon. I’m always drawn to books in a diary or day by day format, so that was enough to pull me in, together with a crime thriller theme. From the […]
Books & Comics, ReviewsI’ll hold my hands up and say that I never expected to be writing a post about clothes, or Primark, but sat eating KFC with my son at Westfield Stratford yesterday, I spied the Stranger Things collection in their window. I’m a huge fan of the show, but always seemed to miss out on the […]
Films & TV Primark, Stranger ThingsA fascinating, astute and often hilarious social commentary on modem day life in Britain. Brilliant observations about social media, the different personas people adopt, their behaviour and consequences. The way gender identification and sexual orientation are dealt with, from the virtue signalling snowflakes to the patriarchal dinosours is spot on. Let’s also not forget the […]
Books & Comics, ReviewsAs a member of Goodreads you get to set yourself a reading challenge of how many books you want to read in the coming year. In 2017 I set a goal of 40 and read 41. In 2018 I set a goal of 38 and read 39. This year I knew my reading game had […]
Books & ComicsI have so many more films to watch from 2019, so this list will not really be complete until a good few months into 2020, but it’s traditional to publish such lists at this time. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Yesterday Booksmart Spider-Man: Far From Home Godzilla: King of the Monsters Avengers: Endgame Brightburn […]
Films & TV, Lists, Star WarsTraditionally a top 10 starts with a number 1 and ends with a number 10, or vice versa. I have followed this convention at every year-end, but for 2019 I really can’t say which is my favourite album/EP of the year. There are at least 4, that at any one time could be on the […]
Lists, Music beabadoobee, Billie Eilish, Clairo, Jade Bird, Lana Del Rey, Saint Agnes, Snail Mail, Soeur, Stella Donnelly, TusksIt wasn’t so long ago that I discovered the glory of Big Thunder Mountain, and after years of ranking Pirates of the Caribbean as my number one in Disneyland Paris, the Wildest Ride in Wilderness usurped it. It is my son Lucas who determines which rides we try, as I always said that I’d go […]
Disneyland Paris, TravelIt’s a credit to Jo Nesbo that he manages to keep each new Harry Hole story so fresh and different. Knife took things in a very unexpected and dark direction which had me so sure I knew whodunnit on more occasions than any book I’ve ever read. Of course, I was completely wrong each and […]
100 Word Book Reviews Jo NesboThis feels quite strange, being the first time I’ve written about Disneyland Paris for a decade, away from the Disneyland Paris website I used to run, but here I am. Three weeks tomorrow and we depart from London on the Eurostar, for my first time back since last October, and the first family trip since […]
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