Books

Well, As you may or may not know I am a complete Book Worm. When I grow up I want to be a Book Critic, I just started university to do a BA in English Literature, and I don't think any education would suit me better than that

I have since I could read, read, I am also an intern at the Sci-Fi-London Film festival where I do admin stuff but just recently started reading and reviewing sci-fi/fantasy books for them, which I find extremely rewarding and useful. The best practise is to study and work for experience and I am doing both so I am really excited about the future and I so want to learn how to write and find new books to love.

My father had a comic book / second hand book shop so growing up I spent all my free time in that shop, my most vivid comic book- memories of reading down there was, Beetle Bailey, The Phantom, Blondie, Modesty Blaise, MAD, everything I could find from Don Rosa and all the westerns I could lay my hands on. And books, I remember my dad had this enormous collection of horror novels, can't recall what the name of the series was but I loved them! The covers were drawn in this horrible great exciting way, and sometimes I could just sit and look at them. I also loved the classics and the great adventures in fantasy. I was in this book club that every month gave me a new fantasy novel, and amongst these were, Stardust from Gaiman, all the Pratchett's you could imagine and Zelazny's master series The Chronicles of Amber. So my passion has always been there, and not much has changed, I still read all of that only more authors and books added to my list.

So, the reason why I wanted to start this blog is for my own practise of writing critically and objectively, to expand my views of genres and to share what I think.

My reading list right now is very varied since I started Uni. I have never read much modern non-fiction for some reason but one of my modules are Writing Contemporary Britain, so I am very excited about that one since I want to broaden my reading and not be stuck with Science Fiction, Fantasy, Classics and Biographies (which is all I read)

Therefore I am reading for three different aspects for University, Work and my own personal pleasure.

So, Right now my reading is this.

Blue/Orange - Joe Penhall (uni)

Mary Barton - Elizabeth Gaskell (uni)

Surface Detail - Iain M. Banks (work)

Human Bondage - W Somerset Maugham (self)