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Book Review: "From Here to the Great Unknown" by Lisa Marie Presley and Riley Keough
There are few things more embarrassing than having such a book covering the experiences of living with Elvis Presley on the day it came out and not reading it until *checks notes* yesterday. Basically, it's been little over a year since it's release. I'm not going to lie, I bought it on my phone and kind of forgot it was there until now and well, it isn't too long but it is definitely heartbreaking and beautiful. There are very few autobiographies I have enjoyed reading in my time, often being very choosy about which ones I spend my time with but I have to say, I can't believe I waited so long to read this one - it's fantastic.
By Annie Kapur5 months ago in Geeks
Blood on the Covers
The last entry in our series, Murder in the Cheap Seats, saw us prowling around in back alleys exploring crime and detective stories. Hardened detectives chasing crooks, killers, and femme fatales were a common trend and were very popular. Not all pulp stories, however, worked the streets. Occasionally, these tales would venture into darker places, graveyards, crypts, and other shadowy locations where horrors lurked.
By Greg Seebregts5 months ago in Geeks
Book Review: "Confessions of Felix Krull, Confidence Man" by Thomas Mann
“That's what people are like: they want talent, which is inherently peculiar, yet they absolutely don't want the peculiarities connected to it - perhaps necessarily bound up with it - which they refuse to understand or forgive.” - "Confessions of Felix Krull, Confidence Man" by Thomas Mann
By Annie Kapur5 months ago in Geeks
Book Review: "The Greatest Minds and Ideas of All Time" by Will Durant
The 'Great Man' theory is a theory I don't believe in by any degree. For those of you who don't know what that is, it is basically where you state that these great men who have changed history have done so through them having some pre-conceived attributes and therefore, they have the ability and the responsibility to change the world for the better. Tolstoy's novels basically disprove the whole theory as do the novels of Dostoevsky and the fact that Hitler existed. Will Durant's book The Greatest Minds and Ideas of All Time may not limit itself to Western history, but it definitely only makes tokens of the Eastern world. I'm not sure how to put this lightly so I'm just going to say it: there's something deeply wrong with how these people have been chosen. Many of them have been selected on the basis of the subjectivity of 'changing the world' rather than actually enduring and changing anything at all. Some of them I agree with, but there are plenty that are perfectly replaceable as we will see.
By Annie Kapur5 months ago in Geeks
Wicked: for Good
I knew this would happen, first of all and most OBVIOUSLY... it's not "wicked for good" it's "Wicked: for Good" punctuation means something. Secondly, what makes Elphaba actually Wicked? What does she DO that is actually evil? Tell me you don't know what you're talking about even harder because you clearly did not even google search the thing you are talking about at all, this is so stupid
By Raine Fielder5 months ago in Geeks
Book Review: "Ending Up" by Kingsley Amis
About two years' ago, I thought I would try out a random novel by Kingsley Amis called The Old Devils and I was completely sold. Finally, a Kingsley Amis novel I could actually enjoy! After this, I definitely became more confident with my reading of this author because I'm not going to lie - I have read many more books by his son. I picked up a short book called Ending Up from a used bookstore recently and well, it's time to really get stuck in. I was surprised. I enjoyed it, and it was pretty much over before it even began - so you can imagine how short it was.
By Annie Kapur5 months ago in Geeks
The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann
Thomas Mann’s The Magic Mountain (Der Zauberberg) was published in 1924 after more than a decade of writing and revision. The original thought was to write a short story in 1912. It was inspired by Mann’s visit to a Swiss tuberculosis sanatorium where his wife was recovering, and the novel grew into a philosophical and symbolic epic, exploring themes of: time, illness, and the intellectual and ideological conflicts of pre-World War I Europe.
By Annie Kapur5 months ago in Geeks
Book Review: "The Loved One" by Evelyn Waugh
Rereading Evelyn Waugh is definitely the flavour of the season and I am quite surprised that I didn't think about doing this earlier. So far, I've reread books like Scoop and A Handful of Dust among others. Today, it's The Loved One. Evelyn Waugh's wit never seeks to amaze me and to me, he is perhaps one of the greatest literary voices of the 20th century. It really is only Evelyn Waugh that can make such a great satire about America, across the ocean from us and probably further away back then. It is also really only Evelyn Waugh who can make a satire out of death. This has been one of my favourites to reread and now you'll see why...
By Annie Kapur5 months ago in Geeks
Stranger Things Season 5: The Beginning of the End for Hawkins
Few shows have captured the world’s imagination quite like Stranger Things. Since its debut in 2016, the Netflix phenomenon has become a cultural powerhouse — blending supernatural mystery, 80s nostalgia, and heartfelt friendship into one unforgettable story. Now, with Stranger Things Season 5, the series prepares for its biggest and most emotional conclusion yet.
By KAMRAN AHMAD5 months ago in Geeks
Book Review: "Fever Pitch" by Nick Hornby
I've never read anything by Nick Hornby before and the reason for that is because I didn't think his books were written for people like me. This is the same thing I was talking about in my review of Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey. I said that I didn't think I was the intended audience of the book and so, when it came to reading it - that was probably why I didn't enjoy it as much as I thought I would. When it comes to Nick Hornby's books I definitely didn't think I was the intended audience. I despise football but I had to give it a chance. Let's have a look at how it went.
By Annie Kapur5 months ago in Geeks
