The quote “how different it all is from what you’d planned” from Fitzgerald’s final, unfinished novel seems an apt way to summarise the author’s tumultuous life. Scarred by the class boundaries he was barred from crossing and only granted a brief refuge of success and happiness before yet more tragedy, one of the greatest authors of the 20th century lived amongst the very demons he wrote about.
From his theories about AI to reenvisioned history, Phillip K. Dick was one of the most constantly inventive and complex writers of his time. For many, however, his ideas were too bold and experimental to be considered seriously by America’s elite novelists; like the setting of so many of his stories, Phillip K. Dick was before his time.
Now that spring is beginning to show its face, Joel discusses what books you can read to complement the move into the new season.
Joel looks at E.L. James’ Fifty Shades of Grey and discusses why its failures actually work to become its strengths.
Joel investigates Star War’s similarities to Greek mythology. The Last Jedi spoiler-free!
It’s one of the bestselling children’s books over the last decade, but could Jeff Kinney’s Diary of a Wimpy Kid inspire a new generation of young males to take up the pen?
Joel Sodzi opines on Angie Thomas’ New York bestseller, The Hate U Give: exploring the all-too-common story of a black life taken unjustly, and one girl’s mission to gain the justice that was so cruelly denied.
Get ahead of the curve – read about the Booker Prize winner before anyone else is talking about it.
