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Book - Animal's People
Author - Indra Sinha
Date Started - 22th Jan
Date Finished - 2nd Feb
Basic Overview - Basically Animal's People is a fiction novel based on the Bhopal disaster.
Opinion - To be honest I didn't love it. It took me a long time to get through and I found the fact that the protagonist was saying swear words every 45 seconds slightly annoying.
Rating - 2/5
Book - Harry Potter & the Prisoner of Azkaban
Author - J.K. Rowling
Date Started - 27th Jan
Date Finished - 12th Feb
Basic Overview - The third book in the Harry Potter series.
Opinion - I quite enjoyed this one. I think I probably preferred Chamber of Secrets really.
Rating - 3/5
Book - Zoo City
Author - Lauren Beukes
Date Started - 2nd Feb
Date Finished - 9th Feb
Basic Overview - Zoo City tells the story of Zinzi December, a criminal who as her punishment is given an animal that she has wear at all times.
Opinion - For a uni book it was a fairly quick read. However I found the plot slightly confusing. It was one of those book that once you've finished you're not really sure what has happened. The only problem is that this book is currently out of print. It took me three attempts to get this book in English as the first two times I was sent them in French!
Rating - 2/5
Book - Biafra
Author - Nnedimma Okorafor
Date Started - 10th Feb
Date Finished - 10th Feb
Basic Overview - It is a short story which I think is about a real life event.
Opinion - To be honest I can't fully remember what it was like, but I didn't enjoy it as a much as Spider the Artist.
Rating - 2/5
Book - Spider the Artist
Author - Medi Okorafor
Date Started - 10th Feb
Date Finished - 10th Feb
Basic Overview - It is futuristic story of a time where giant spider like creatures live in the pipes within a city. It tells the story of a woman and how she befriends one.
Opinion - I enjoyed this more than a thought I was going to.
Rating - 3/5
Book - Where She Went
Author - Gayle Forman
Date Started - 13th Feb
Date Finished - 17th Feb
Basic Overview - It is the sequel to If I Stay telling the story of Mia and Adam 3 years later.
Opinion - I really liked this book. I read If I Stay a few months ago and really enjoyed it. Although the sequel was not what I expected I still really liked what Forman did with it.
Rating - 4/5
Film - District Nine
Director-
Date Watched - 18th Feb
Basic Overview - This film tells the story of when aliens inhabit Johannesburg. When they are told to leave it is exposed how bad it is. Vickers, the leader of the team sent to evict them, is injured and as a result slowly turns into an alien.
Opinion - It was very shocking and when you know the context behind it, it makes it even worse.
Rating - 3/5
Book - On Black Sister's Street
Author - China Unigwe
Date Started - 18th Feb
Date Finished - 24th Feb
Basic Overview - It tells the story of 4 women who have found themselves moving from Africa to the red light district in Brussels.
Opinion - I didn't think I would like this book as much as I have, because they gave us a warning at the beginning of the module that it covers very delicate issues. It does cover some horrific issues, but does it in a very sensitive way.
Rating - 3/5
Book - Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops
Author - Jen Campbell
Date Started - 19th Feb
Date Finished - 19th Feb
Basic Overview - Shows some very interesting conversations that have been overheard in bookshops.
Opinion - I got given this for Christmas, but have only just found time to read it. It is very funny and quite quick to read.
Rating - 4/5
Book - Oxford Book of English Verse
Author - Ricks
Date Started - 25th Jan
Date Finished - 29th Feb
Basic Overview - It is a huge anthology of poetry with everything from early modern poetry (which barely looks like it written in English) to contemporary poetry.
Opinion - Each week for the last 6 weeks now I have studied a different period of poetry. I studied sonnets 18. 55 & 130 by Shakespeare in the first week. I quite enjoyed those. I have to stay I didn't enjoy to his coy mistress as the metaphysical poets don't really interest me. Again Keats odes to the nightingale and Grecian Urn don't really interest me either as I don't like Romanticism. However I did enjoy Rosetti's Goblin Market which has some very interesting interpretations. This week I am set to study T.S. Elliot which I am really looking forward to.
Rating - 4/5
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Book - Zoo City
Author - Lauren Beukes
Date Started - 2nd Feb
Date Finished - 9th Feb
Basic Overview - Zoo City tells the story of Zinzi December, a criminal who as her punishment is given an animal that she has wear at all times.
Opinion - For a uni book it was a fairly quick read. However I found the plot slightly confusing. It was one of those book that once you've finished you're not really sure what has happened. The only problem is that this book is currently out of print. It took me three attempts to get this book in English as the first two times I was sent them in French!
Rating - 2/5
Book - Biafra
Author - Nnedimma Okorafor
Date Started - 10th Feb
Date Finished - 10th Feb
Basic Overview - It is a short story which I think is about a real life event.
Opinion - To be honest I can't fully remember what it was like, but I didn't enjoy it as a much as Spider the Artist.
Rating - 2/5
Book - Spider the Artist
Author - Medi Okorafor
Date Started - 10th Feb
Date Finished - 10th Feb
Basic Overview - It is futuristic story of a time where giant spider like creatures live in the pipes within a city. It tells the story of a woman and how she befriends one.
Opinion - I enjoyed this more than a thought I was going to.
Rating - 3/5
Book - Where She Went
Author - Gayle Forman
Date Started - 13th Feb
Date Finished - 17th Feb
Basic Overview - It is the sequel to If I Stay telling the story of Mia and Adam 3 years later.
Opinion - I really liked this book. I read If I Stay a few months ago and really enjoyed it. Although the sequel was not what I expected I still really liked what Forman did with it.
Rating - 4/5
Film - District Nine
Director-
Date Watched - 18th Feb
Basic Overview - This film tells the story of when aliens inhabit Johannesburg. When they are told to leave it is exposed how bad it is. Vickers, the leader of the team sent to evict them, is injured and as a result slowly turns into an alien.
Opinion - It was very shocking and when you know the context behind it, it makes it even worse.
Rating - 3/5
Book - On Black Sister's Street
Author - China Unigwe
Date Started - 18th Feb
Date Finished - 24th Feb
Basic Overview - It tells the story of 4 women who have found themselves moving from Africa to the red light district in Brussels.
Opinion - I didn't think I would like this book as much as I have, because they gave us a warning at the beginning of the module that it covers very delicate issues. It does cover some horrific issues, but does it in a very sensitive way.
Rating - 3/5
Book - Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops
Author - Jen Campbell
Date Started - 19th Feb
Date Finished - 19th Feb
Basic Overview - Shows some very interesting conversations that have been overheard in bookshops.
Opinion - I got given this for Christmas, but have only just found time to read it. It is very funny and quite quick to read.
Rating - 4/5
Book - Oxford Book of English Verse
Author - Ricks
Date Started - 25th Jan
Date Finished - 29th Feb
Basic Overview - It is a huge anthology of poetry with everything from early modern poetry (which barely looks like it written in English) to contemporary poetry.
Opinion - Each week for the last 6 weeks now I have studied a different period of poetry. I studied sonnets 18. 55 & 130 by Shakespeare in the first week. I quite enjoyed those. I have to stay I didn't enjoy to his coy mistress as the metaphysical poets don't really interest me. Again Keats odes to the nightingale and Grecian Urn don't really interest me either as I don't like Romanticism. However I did enjoy Rosetti's Goblin Market which has some very interesting interpretations. This week I am set to study T.S. Elliot which I am really looking forward to.
Rating - 4/5
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