Month: November 2018

The Cursed Child

Whatever you do, don’t read this book, I mean it, don’t do it. Unless you’ve already seen the play of course, then you can read it all you like. To read it before though, that would be an exercise of self-ruination, you’ll be cutting your nose off to spite your face. All you will have…
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Introducing Tomeopathy Jr.

As the Tomeopathy website has developed over the last couple of months, it’s struck me that it would be nice to feature an alternative voice, a second opinion, a Yang to my Ying. What’s required is a contrast, someone or something at the opposite end of the age/gender/personality spectrum to Tomeopathy. As luck would have…
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Children of Blood and Bone

Children of Blood and Bone is Tomi Adeyemi’s debut novel, released earlier this year. It’s kind of a big deal, critically lauded, sequel in the pipeline, huge film rights deal, etcetera, etcetera. A lot of the praise I’ve seen relates to its use of West African mythology and the manner in which it handles difficult…
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