Fictionalising Real-Life: How Games and Books Explore Similar Themes and Ideas
Fictionalising real life is turning actual events from the past into a fictional story. While these stories often use elements of real-life events, aspects are changed to create a unique story. Both video games and books do this through their respective mediums, and it’s a fascinating topic as it allows for creating some truly iconic […]
Trying to stay Patient and Positive
Exploring how to be positive and patient I’ve written before about being positive and as a rule I’m quite good at keeping a glass half-full approach to life. Remembering to be grateful and kind is key. I have to admit though that in the last couple of weeks I’ve struggled to be patient or positive. At […]
Stay Calm and Cycle
Stay Calm and Cycle It’s unusual for Mick and I to be out on our bikes together as Mick cycles twice as far and twice as fast as me! What a week we’ve had. Having waited so long to get my lovely dad home we only managed six days before he had to go back […]
Bram Stoker – Dracula
Book Review on Bram Stoker’s Dracula Dracula begins with Jonathan Harker, a young English lawyer, recounting his journey to Transylvania on a work assignment. En route, frequent travellers, hoteliers and peasants warn him from going but he pays no heed. Jonathan is relieved to find that upon arrival Dracula is both well-educated and hospitable, but he […]
The Scythe and Thunderhead by Neil Shusterman
Book Review of Neil Shusterman’s Scythe and Thunderhead The Thunderhead has never been more relevant than it is right now. I’d love to know what Neil Shusterman thinks about the developments in AI. Neal Shusterman’s Scythe and Thunderhead are two must-read novels for fans of dystopian fiction. Set in a world where death has been conquered and society is […]
The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley
Book Review of The Paris Aparment by Lucy Foley The Paris Apartment is a well-named psychological thriller – the focus of the action is almost entirely within a single apartment inhabited by the dysfunctional Meunier family. The reader is introduced to them when Jess turns up to meet her brother Ben, only to find that […]