published on 2009-03-02
The Reader starring Kate Winslet and Ralph Fiennes has taken the box office and awards ceremonies by storm, but has anyone actually read the book on which it is based? In the UK, at least, the chances are relatively slim. The Reader is based on, horror of horrors, a German language book, Der Vorleser by Bernhard Schlink. We Brits aren
published on 2009-02-17
The art of writing, said Mary Heaton Vorse, is the art of applying the seat of the pants to the seat of the chair. However, argues Amanda Leduc, for those who are truly skilled in the art of procrastination, this is not enough. As Amanda has discovered, you’ll need more than just keeping your rear end on a chair to save you from modern-day distractions such as the dreaded Facebook!
published on 2009-02-17
In the second episode of our Rapid Review series, George and Cathy review The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time by Mark Haddon in just three minutes. They also put their mathematical skills to the test and try to explain the Monty Hall problem! “How can you do all that in three minutes?!” I hear you cry. Well, I have to say…it doesn’t end so well.
published on 2009-02-17
Liz Sowden takes a look into Iain Sinclair
published on 2009-02-05
What better way to start the CompletelyNovel Rapid Review series than with Anna and Cathy reviewing The CompletelyNovel Launch Anthology (And now for comething completely different…) in just three minutes. They also offer a few delightful suggestions of things you might like to try at home based on the ‘And now for something completely different…’ theme.
published on 2009-03-02
Anna and George from CompletelyNovel.com review The Book Thief by Markus Zusak in just three minutes...and also give some tips on a really fun way to make your own book! I'd like to reassure everyone that no actual books were harmed when making this programme. Don't be fooled by the amateur-looking footage. The stapling has been done with very sophisticated CGI.
published on 2009-01-28
Journalism and novels occupy quite different ends of the writing spectrum. Journalism is concerned with fact; novels fiction. So what happens when they come together: what happens when journalists write books? Cathy Adams investigates.
published on 2009-01-27
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I definitely agree that works from around the world need to be translated more readily, into almo…
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Really hit the nail on the head, and really made me chuckle!
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