Reviews · 15. August 2020
Timeline wise, this is one of the earliest in the new Disney cannon for Star Wars. Unsurprisingly it's mostly about Dooku and how he stopped being a 'good' ancient space wizard and became a 'bad' one instead. Despite clearly being designed to be on TV rather than as a book, given that the book is full of script notes that reference a whole bunch of real life things, it's actually a really good filler for the events before we see Dooku get messed up by Palpatines' desire to replace a perfectly...
09. June 2020
A wonderfully written piece of fantasy satire that cleverly borrows from the genre's masterpieces to create something weird and delightful.
02. April 2020
This is less of a general review and more of a reminder as to why everyone needs to read and remember this book! First of all, hitting those review points: For those who do not know the concept and story of Orwell’s masterpiece 1984, it tells the story of how step by step an oppressive regime strips the skeptical Winston Smith of his mind, identity and freedom. The story is both beautifully written and horrifyingly relatable despite being set over thirty years in the past. 1984 has been...
14. February 2020
As we all probably know by now, large parts of the world have been on fire for quite some time. Parts that are mostly not supposed to be on fire (some ecosystems actually do need the fires to help clear space for the next generation of things to grow in, but that's a whole other thing). In particular, Australia has been hit particularly badly with a combination of long, hot and dry summers for the last few years. You've most likely seen the devastation in the news and, perhaps like us, you've...
09. February 2020
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