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Aladdin Review: Magical Mediocrity At Its Finest

Disney's obsession with live-action remakes has long been a major pet peeve of mine, and for (in my eyes, at least) understandable...

“Fahrenheit 451” by Ray Bradbury

“It was a pleasure to burn. It was a special pleasure to see things eaten, to see things blackened and changed.” These are the opening...

Game Of Thrones- Analysing A Phenomenon

Warning: Spoilers for Seasons 1-8 of Game of Thrones follow: Well winter came and went, and after 8 years and 5 books, the saga of Game...

The Importance of Being Earnest Review and Personal Experience

The Runnymede College Drama Club’s spectacular production of Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest was a 1920s-themed experience...

"1984" by George Orwell

George Orwell's "1984" is one of the English novelist's most acclaimed and well-known works, a prescient piece of modern classic...

1984 Book Review

1984 is a science fiction novel which is set in an alternate 1984 where the whole world is immersed in totalitarianism. The narrator is...

Heroes: Stephen Fry’s Immersive and Fantastic World of Greek Mythology

The book I have read during the holidays is ‘Heroes’, by Stephen Fry. It is a retelling of the stories of Greek mythological heroes, an...

How I Live Now: Love, Mystery and Much More

‘How I Live Now’, written by Meg Rosoff is a novel based on young love between two teenagers in the 1940s during the Second World War....

Slaughterhouse 5: The Anatomy of a Genre-Bending Dystopian Novel

Kurt Vonnegut is known for his eccentric and darkly satirical style; however, nothing can prepare you for this novel. A strange blend of...

Bohemian Rhapsody - Pablo Lacalle Review

Freddie Mercury is, arguably, one of the greatest performers who ever lived. Instantly recognizable and iconic due to his flamboyant,...

Year 7 Book Choices

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by JK Rowling Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone is a book I really recommend to people who like...