Archive for August 2007
Infernal Machines 21 Aug 2007
I’ve been on a bit of a reading bent of late, starting with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (which I still haven’t written a review for), but Infernal Machines, the third book in the series which started with Mortal Engines, is the first one off my shelf of to-be-read books (I keep buying new [...]
Donna the Artist 17 Aug 2007
A friend of mine has just sent me the link to an online art show she was asked to submit some pieces for. I love her work, it’s great. It’s the first time I’ve seen the pieces (I knew she was a hobby artist but I’ve never had the privilege of seeing her work) and [...]
Magyk 16 Aug 2007
Magyk is the first of the Septimus Heap series, which I found through an article on the Guardian Unlimited Film site titled ‘Harry Potter meets his match in Septimus Heap.’ I did my preferred method of research, head on over to the Amazon.com page and try and read an extract (I also found extracts from [...]
My Kid Could Paint That 11 Aug 2007
On Apple trailers I stumbled across an upcoming documentary called My Kid Could Paint That, about Marla Olmstead, who started selling her work at the age of four. Marla makes modern art not unlike Jackson Pollack (better in some of the works I’ve seen). The documentary looks at the reception of Marla. Some people praise [...]
Imperium 8 Aug 2007
I’ve read all of Robert Harris’ books, after catching on to Fatherland somewhat later than most. Imperium is somewhat different to his other novels, which are generally set in an historical setting, and may feature actual historical figures, but are fictitious, mainly murder mystery thrillers, but always clever, entertaining and in-depth. Imperium features an actual [...]
Airborn 8 Aug 2007
I found out about Airborn while surfing around looking for contemporaries of Harry Potter to see if any books had sold anywhere near the same number. Kenneth Oppel was unknown to me, although he has been writing for some time, partly because his previous books seem to have been aimed at a younger audience. The [...]