Monthly Archives: December 2012

The Life Of Pi (film)

Posted on December 31, 2012 by Houyhnhnm

[Megaspoiler alert: reading this really will spoil your enjoyment of the film] The story which Pi tells to the writer in this film is one which will apparently give the hearer faith in God. But after t-10 minutes I was … Continue reading →

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The Hobbit

Posted on December 30, 2012 by Houyhnhnm

In brief, it’s The Hobbit made into what it was after LOTR. In the appendices to LOTR JRR manages to fit the two novels together, sorting out the role and nature of Gollum’s ring, and making the Necromancer in Mirkwood, … Continue reading →

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“Mariana” by Monica Dickens

Posted on December 29, 2012 by Houyhnhnm

Normally I get annoyed with the first few pages of a novel, and have to be coaxed into the author’s world; with this book I was hooked at the start, raving about the prologue of Mary in her Essex cottage … Continue reading →

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