19.4.26

Perhaps the Stars (Terra Ignota #4)

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Perhaps the Stars by Ada Palmer My rating: 3 of 5 stars The trolley problem argument at the forefront of the series thus far is now super...
25.2.26

Jacques the Fatalist

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Jacques the Fatalist by Denis Diderot My rating: 4 of 5 stars This book is structured around the tension between determinism and free wil...
31.12.25

Favourite music of 2025

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Traxx Tracey feat. Riko Dan - 'Sex Life' Fcukers - 'Play Me' Facta - 'BDB' SSSLIP - 'Brek Stance' Bodhi - ...

My year in books

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Once again happy new year to all but particularly the Alzabo Soup podcast for their monthly book club read-along, which I dipped in and out...
31.12.24

My year in books

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Happy new year to all but particularly to the Alzabo Soup podcast  for running a mammoth Shakespeare / Renaissance English plays readalong i...
29.12.24

Favourite music of 2024

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Guitars Hovvdy -  Hovvdy Macseal -  Permanent Repeat Gulfer -  Third Wind  +  Lights Out Johnny Foreigner -  How To Be Hopeful Cindy Lee -  ...
15.12.24

The Wheel of Fire

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The Wheel of Fire by George Wilson Knight My rating: 3 of 5 stars Extremely idiosyncratic takes on Shakespeare, written with such whirlin...
8.12.24

The Alchemist

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The Alchemist by Ben Jonson My rating: 3 of 5 stars Despite Jonson’s interest in seeing this play printed and read, it still belongs best...
3.12.24

Philaster: Or, Love Lies A-Bleeding

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Philaster: Or, Love Lies A-Bleeding by Francis Beaumont My rating: 3 of 5 stars The dramatic trick this keeps playing is to bring charact...